Does Celebrity Death effect us, Do we sympothise? or do we want the details? (Celebrity deaths: Why do they affect us?)

Member Name: bubbles12

Product:	Celebrity deaths: Why do they affect us?
Date:	16/04/08 (99 review reads)
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Well this is quite an odd topic to review, but as I was thinking about it, I thought that maybe the heading is true.

When a celebrity does die, yes it does effect us in some way. I think you would have to be lying if you didn't say "No, oh my god" when it first flashes up in the newspapers or the news channel.

Because let's face it when a celebrity does pass away, the whole world has to know. The news papers are all over it, because let's face it fills their papers, and for some strange reason we buy them.

But most of the time after the " No, Oh my god" line, comes the "How" we are all guilty of this, we want to know all the ins and outs , I know it is very sad but we are all very guilty of this.

Once details are given we then pass judgment, for example how they died, I feel that the celebrities that died due to drug overdoses deserve what they get, because they are in the lime light and they are role models for children and young impressionable adults. If they do drugs they should not flaunt the fact.
So in this case, if feel have had the gossip and details, and that is it I could not care less.

I think if we actually like the celebrity, then yes we are sympathetic towards their death, and genuinely care.

For example when I heard of Heath Leger's death this did effect me as I have been a fan of his since he stared in home and away, he then went on to do films like, 10 things I hate about you, knight's tale, monster ball and many others. He in my book way a legend, so yes me genuinely felt for him and his family and young daughter, he was only 28 years old. I found this quite upsetting as the press quickly printed the DRUG user stuff without getting all the facts, and yes if this upset me then I am sure it did the same for others, let alone his poor family.

So yes in some cases a celebrities death can effect us, usually the ones with circumstances that were beyond the celebrities control.

Summary: Do we give sympothy or do we want to sordid details, on how, when, where