Kitty Kelley wrote a biography about Oprah revealing some of Oprah's deepest secrets. In a people article it summarized this "In her latest unauthorized celebrity biography, Kitty Kelley takes on Oprah Winfrey, and aims to shed some light on a woman who is hugely famous and powerful but who Kelley says keeps much of her real self hidden from view." Among other personal issues Kitty talked about Oprah's sexuality and the extent to which she was abused as a child. Oprah then had to address this biography on her show. And deny/ admit a lot of the rumors. This is one thing that is hard about being a celebrity is people can just say whatever they want about you and it is up to the viewers what they do and do not believe. I feel like an unauthorized biography is taking it to another extreme and people should not be able to write a whole book about someone without their permission.
When were little were told not to say mean things to people because it hurts their feelings. However, for some reason this rules is completely neglected when it comes to celebrities- people constant public trash them on the internet, gossip and nasty rumors are written about them in tabloids and entertainment media basically has a free for all with celebrities and say whatever they choose to about them. I think because celebrities are "public figures" and held in such high regard and admired as if they were Gods or Goddesses we forget that they are real people with real feelings. But, on the other hand, if they can reap the benefits of being treated like a God or Goddess- such as getting free clothes, skipping lines, ect.- then they should be prepared for the consequences of people not treating them like humans or ordinary people when they do something wrong
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