Media Is A Problem

So, one week ago today, a much loved celebrity--Paul Walker--died in a car crash where his friend was driving and Paul was the passenger. It was a horrific accident and both Paul and his friend are believed to have died within seconds.

The reports started coming in from TMZ that Paul died immediately. You know, I'm beginning to think TMZ works for the NSA. TMZ has spies EVERYWHERE and reports on EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. Just as soon as TMZ was reporting on the accident, a website was reporting that the story was a hoax...when in fact, the hoax was a hoax! Who the fuck does that??? Hoaxes are ridiculous! Whether the hoax is that the person is dead or alive, it's hurtful. These people may be celebrities. But they have families that aren't. I cannot imagine how hurtful these "stories" are to the parents, spouses or children of the celebrities. Just because someone is a celebrity, it doesn't mean they should be subjected to this.

Then there is the aftermath of the situation. Cameras in the faces of the family and friends of Paul to see how they are coping. How the hell do you think they are coping? They just lost their son...their father. And then you go and put a microphone and camera in their face to get their reactions?! Paparazzo is a bunch of sick animals. All in the name of money. Gotta get that big story...that outlandish picture...hurt people be damned. Who cares, right? It's just a celebrity and their families....they don't have a heart anyway, right? They aren't "normal" anyway, right? And what about the driver? Is his life so unimportant because he isn't a celebrity that he is not mentioned...at ALL?

My disdain of the paparazzi came when Princess Diana died. I still believe they killed her. Yea, she died in a wreck. But that wreck was caused because she and her friend were trying to get away from the paparazzi and have some privacy. I will never believe otherwise. They killed her.

Laws need to change. Everywhere. Respect needs to be given to people that are grieving, or on a date, or just trying to have a family outing. A celebrity shouldn't have to give up that right just because they are a celebrity. They are someone's child/spouse/sibling/parent before being a celebrity and their families arent the celebrities that need a camera in their faces 24/7.