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Paparazzi, Big Brother or the Movie of Your Life

The upside of fame. You get to do what you want for a living. The downside of fame ... everyone knows your name, face, what you're doing, and where you are. You get to be photographed shoving eggs in your mouth for breakfast or followed when you grocery shop. The paparazzi are just downright intrusive. And it's not just the paparazzi, it's fans and social media and everything in between. I love how social media sites like Tumblr provide fan information about film, actors and artists. You will read and see photos and videos you've probably never seen before. On the flip side, the actors and artists have now lost their privacy just a tad bit more than they already had. Now add to this mayhem professional sites that show when, say, a movie is filming, and you can pretty much track down just about any actor or actress actively filming. Now mind you, I've only glanced at the sites via my Google Alerts, and up until recently was completely unaware of them. Then I noticed ...