Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-96.49.230.4-20130426185149/@comment-5102537-20130905100239

74.12.195.215 wrote:

His privacy went out the window when he decided to be pap'd with his alleged gf, that was his choice. As fans we have every right to speculate, that's all we're doing.

That's not correct. To be a celebrity doesn't mean to be the disfranchised subject of every person and to lose the right to privacy.

Whether or not it is any celebrity's intention to fuel other people's speculation and to spread rumours, it's always important to keep the balance and to respect the personal rights. Every celebrity has the same right to privacy as anyone else. Some may put themselves into spotlight in order to have the fans specualting, some others may only enjoy events but have no intention to be the subject of rumours.

There's also a difference between speculating and spreading rumours around. If fans think they have the right to speculate in public about other people's love life, privacy and sexuality, do they also think they've got the right to mabye take pictures of them in private moments, to film them and to make it all public? Where do they draw the line?

If fans respect their favourite stars they should also respect their wish and /or reasons for not telling the public about their private life. If people don't respect that, they also don't respect the person behind the star.