I'm suprised so many people said "no". Sure, the attention is part of becoming a star but that's because society allowed it to be that way. There are some people out there who want to act or sing, but don't necessarily want all the attention they receive outside of work. They're people just like us and they deserve their privacy. The media can focus on them during interviews or award shows, or while the star is working. If a star brings attention to themselves by getting arrested or acting strange, well that I can understand as news worthy, but following them around and invading their privacy... that's a bit much.

Someone should be able to be a successful actor, musician, etc, without needing to compromise their privacy. There's no reason why a complete lack of privacy needs to be part of the job description, since this has nothing to do with their work, and some of them are serious and passionate about their profession. For politicians it's different, because their character directly impacts their work. Actors' personal lives are different though, and the fascination with them is unwarranted nosiness that merely reflects the person's own lack of useful interests. It's truly lamentable that we should think a movie star's trip to the supermarket is worth reading about, much less photographing. Just think, some of these people have to put on sunglasses just to go to get their mail. It's ridiculous. Not only is it a gross invasion of privacy, it's also pathetic that people have nothing more interesting (much less important) to learn or think about.

Apparently, it is made a market. A lot is stupid and fake. But, some of it that is made public is required and needed.

But it comes with the territory. When someone becomes famous, their lives become the concern of others.