Can Celebrities Lead Private Lives?

As human beings, we all deserve some level of privacy. But when you're a celebrity, privacy holds another meaning. Most celebrities accept the fact that they will be followed by paparazzi the minute they step out their doors; after all, it does come with the territory. Celebrities spend a significant amount of time in front of the cameras, so it seems inevitable that some parts of their private lives will get out. However, it isn't impossible for a celebrity to keep their private lives private. There are plenty of celebrities that seem to keep a low profile, yet still remain famous.

Johnny Depp is one of the most famous actors in the world, but we don't constantly see stories on him posted in the tabloids. It's not that he doesn't have any drama going on in his life; everyone does right? It just seems like he refrains from speaking about his home life when being interviewed and he doesn't allow the cameras to catch him in any embarrassing public displays. Even though he lives in London (a far cry from celeb-packed LA) he probably gets his share of photographers following him around, but other than taking pictures they really have nothing more to report on him. I mean, what's so interesting about a celebrity dropping their kid off at school or walking down the street pushing a stroller?

Stars like Britney Spears tend to end up in the tabloids more because of the things that they allow the public to see, yet they cry invasion of privacy when everyone knows their business. The whole world only knows their business because they put it out there. It is not very hard to keep yourself from being photographed with no underwear on or vomiting on a public street after leaving a club. I understand that it's very easy for famous people to crack under pressure and start to spiral out of control, but allowing the public to see their breakdown is only more embarrassing for them and entertaining for us.