Celebrity Stalkers hopping on board the crazy train

Celebrity: A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized (famous) in a society and commands a degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin celebritas, itself from the adjective celeber meaning 'famous, celebrated'.
Fame is the major prerequisite for celebrity status, but not always sufficient. There has to be a level of public interest in the person which may or may not be connected to the reason they are famous. For example a public figure such as a politician, industry leader etc. may be famous but not a celebrity unless something else triggers public and media interest (e.g. Virgin Director Richard Branson attempting to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon) Other types of fame, particularly those connected with mass entertainment are almost guaranteed to lead to celebrity even if the person deliberately avoids media attention. Examples of these are performers such as actors and musicians and athletes.
Definition taken from wikipedia.com

But here is my question. Does one becoming a celebrity mean they must stop living life as a normal person? Are they required to give up every nuance of their life…forfeit their privacy? Because it seems more and more people in society seem to feel that the answer to these questions is a resounding Y-E-S. I for one do enjoy hearing the gossip of who is shagging whom in La-La Land…and am awaiting the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s child. But I am not consumed with these snippets of information. And never would I stalk, harass or feel that these pieces of information are owed me. Maybe that is where I differ from the free world. Or could it be because I feel for these people. Because no matter what, they're just people. People who happen to entertain us for a living, people who most times are so shy that their own escape is to work in the entertainment field.

So excuse me when I saw, I HIGHLY disagree with how the blurb in green (below) was handled. And I have no qualms admitting that I copied it in green, as the woman who posted this is being consumed by the green-eyed monster of jealousey and is a full-time stalker. What she had done was publish e-mails between her and a friend of mine who happens to be on an ABC Soap Opera. It turns out she feels he was not keeping in touch with her as often as he should be, regardless of his working 12-14 hour days. So because he did not feed her enough information, her words not my own interpritation of this, she posted the e-mails containing his PERSONAL e-mail address. Shame on you Josi, I say! Shame on you!!! Read on my friends:

sentiments, "It's time to move on..."
As of April 23, 2006, the Michael Easton Corner Web Site has ceased to exist. I no longer have any desire to maintain this site and support this actor.
Thanks to all of you who have written to let me know how much you've enjoyed the site over the passed eight years. Many thanks also to those who have contributed to the site in various ways.
Goodbye and God Bless you. Josi

This is my retort to her and anyone else who feels that celebrities do not deserve respect, privacy and just the chance to live. And yes, I did post it else-where.

Re: ME OFFICIAL WEBSITE GONE!!
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Posted: Apr 23 @ 02:54 PM
by: Orelinde (18 Posts in the last 90 days) Registered: May 15, 2005
I was shocked today when my friend told me to sign on to the MichaelEaston.com link and I found the 'good-bye' message from Josi. That was the last thing I was expecting to see. His perfomarnce when on Port Charles was extremly entertaining, and although I was appaled at first that Port Charles had a vampire on it, I was quickly sucked in. (No pun intended). When he moved on to OLTL, I was thrilled as he was coming to the East Coast, and that meant more possibilities of seeing him at events.I had met and spoken to Michael Easton several times, at events and was extremly impressed by him. He is a kind, caring, funny and personable man. He is shy, painfully shy to tell the truth, and very supportive to those who are fellow writers. Somehow I came across the MichaelEaston.com web site before it was sanctioned by Michael. I enjoyed the site and 'befriended' a woman who also contributed to the site. After a while, Josi had a falling out with the woman (and for the best of me I can not remember the other woman's name now)...and I couldn't help but wonder who was truly at fault. Once Michael linked his name to the site, he promoted it ll the time, singing it's praises and commenting on how he was impressed with how it was handled even before he had gotten involved with the webmistress.However as time went on, I did notice how Josi began to appear to be a 'Michael hog', only she knew him. Only she was able to contact him. Yes it was her site...and yes she shouldn't be giving out personal information on him (or let alone anyone.) But don't be a name dropper or rub it in fan's faces that you are the one that has contact with him. No one likes that.Maybe it is because I have been down this road before. I have ben friends with public personalities. The fame and celebrity does not impress me once they become a friend. I like the person for who they are, not what they are or what they do. I have had my friend's lives tried to be infiltrated by groupies or fans or those just wanting to ride on their coat tails. I have had to deal with that fact that due to contracts they are not allowed to divulge certain industry secrets. And when they couldn't share something with me, I didn't hold it against them.As far as Michael being on OLTL and staying or leaving the show? He needs to do what is in the best of his interest. At the end of the day, Michael is supporting himself and his family. He has standards he lives up to. And if he feels his talent is not being used to the capcity it can be, then maybe it is time for him to move on. I can honestly say I have not enjoyed this whole John McBane thing for some time. And I LIKE Michael Easton.As far as Josi goes, with the posting of Michael's personal e-mail. That was RUDE, UNPROFESSIONAL, and just outright childish. As for her shutting down the site, I think it was premature, will bite her in the end and she will regret it. As for him forgetting to pay his phone bill? I like that! It shows he is no different than the rest of us! And for those of you who can't see this is a man who is just a regular joe, who happens to act for a living....that he is responsible to share his every bowel movement with the public? It is circumstances exactly such as this that make actors and celebrities so gunshy! Leave the man be. and Josi grow up!