Celebrities Have On Our Lives Deborah King Summary

Are celebrities really that different from us, and she would we really be obsessed with them? The article “ The Impact that Celebrities Have on Our Lives,” by Deborah King talks about how celebrities impact our lives as both children and adults. In paragraph CSU EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING MODULES THE IMPACT OF CELEBRITIES | 1 READING SELECTION Adapted from The Impact Celebrities Have on Our Lives By Deborah King Deborah King is the bestselling author of Truth Heals: What You Hide Can Hurt You. A health and wellness expert and attorney, Deborah King is featured regularly in broadcast, online, and print media, making frequent appearances on national TV such as CNN and Fox News. She is also a featured blogger for Psychology Today, writing

The average fan, however, didn’t know what Babe did behind closed doors. His private life was private. 11 Now, however, thanks in part to the Internet, it is much easier to find out about everything a celebrity has ever done. You can’t avoid knowing that Winona Ryder has been arrested and convicted of shoplifting, or that Mel Gibson has a problem with alcohol. If a celebrity does something good, it takes a team of PR professionals to get it into the mainstream media. If a celebrity does something bad, or if something tragic happens, it’s all over the celebrity gossip sites in a matter of minutes. 12 Take, for instance, the story of Heath Ledger. Heath was an actor who had received critical acclaim for some of his work. You may have seen a few photos of him here and there, and sometimes the paparazzi would try to get onto one of his movie sets, but they were very undemanding of his time compared with other celebrities. CSU EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING MODULES THE IMPACT OF CELEBRITIES | 3 READING SELECTION 13 Then, on January 22, 2008, the media heard rumors that Heath Ledger had been found unconscious in his New York