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Celebrities in Jeopardy

B eing a celebrity is cool right? You’re famous, most likely rich, and have the world’s attention. But celebrity status comes with a price: paparazzi, lack of a private life, etc. Anything a celebrity says or does can be publicly scrutinized. Take Ashton Kutcher’s tweet fiasco . So that got me thinking, is there an optimal type of celebrity to be or not be? In no particular order: Reality TV Star No skills. Your life is literally being publicized, so no privacy. Your real friends won’t be near you with these cameras, so no more real friends. You have to live with other reality TV stars. Movies / Television You’re always pretending to be someone you’re not. People believe you’re the same as your most popular character. You get called by anything other than your real name. Getting typecast. Always moving from project to project. Paparazzi. Music Forced to repeat your songs over and over. No one wants to hear to you talk, just hear you sing. Continuously getting shown up by teens. Have to...