What is a rosy dream for some is a nightmare for others: a swarm of paparazzi can be not only a sign of success, but also a huge problem. So serious that some victims of their attention are ready to start life from scratch on another continent.
Chloe Grace Moretz
Lindsay once became famous for her role in the film “Mean Girl”, a similar role was assigned to her in reality. Tabloids were regularly full of the actress’s antics. But the star came to her senses and now enjoys a life without scandals. First, it became known about the celebrity’s new business away from the United States – a beach club on the Greek island of Mykonos, then she moved to Dubai, where she finally found peace, because there are “no paparazzi, no cameras”. “I really appreciate that I can just go out and not worry about anything,” Lohan said in an interview with The New York Time.
Jennifer Lawrence
The constant attention from photographers has been a source of anxiety for Jennifer for years. She admitted this publicly at a press conference back in 2014: “I knew the paparazzi would be a reality in my life, but I didn’t think I would feel anxious every time I opened my front door, or that I would be chased by a dozen strangers, or that it would be so scary to be surrounded.” The actress was so tired of being stalked that after the release of Dark Phoenix in 2019, she took a long break from public life. At the time, Jennifer felt that everyone was so tired of being mentioned in the media that people wished she simply didn’t exist.
Ashley Benson
The actress, known for the series “Days of Our Lives” and “Pretty Little Liars”, has never hidden the fact that she has an extremely negative attitude towards uninvited guests with cameras at the door. And she even called them the only reason why she hates working in the entertainment industry. She involuntarily began to avoid leaving the house, since literally every attempt ends in an unscheduled photo shoot. In one interview, the star complained that the obsessive attention almost led to a car accident. “There are times when I just don’t want to leave the house or I’m ready to go on a hike or do something else, because for some reason they’re following me and want to take a picture,” Ashley said on Paris Hilton’s podcast.
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish is saved from annoying gossip by oversized clothes. By the way, one of the photos in a huge T-shirt (taken by paparazzi) went viral. The girl revealed the reason for her forced love for plus-size clothes in an interview with Vogue Australia: “I don’t want to give anyone a reason to judge. If you even try not to, you judge everything you look at. That’s how it works, that’s how people are.” Therefore, the singer hides her body for the sake of peace.
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer was especially bothered by the close attention during her marriage to Ben Affleck – apparently, celebrity photos sold well. At some point, the actress became convinced that not a single day went by without an ambush at her door, and in order to at least occasionally slip away from the paparazzi, she had to go to extreme measures. But even this did not help, it was easier not to go out at all. “Even if I got to the park, hiding in the pool owner’s truck or something like that, then some nanny on a walk would see me and call the number, and they would come running,” the star complained to The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Jennifer also said that the media attention to her family was so intense that her daughter was kicked out of the football team.
Kelly Marie Tran
Kelly Marie was thrust into the spotlight after landing her role in Star Wars. “I felt like I was hearing the voices of my agents and my publicist and all these people telling me what to say and what to do and how to feel. And I realized I didn’t know how I felt anymore. I didn’t even remember why I was in this,” Tran explained in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. The actress decided it was time to take a break and engage more with the real world: “reading books and journals, going on hikes, looking at a tree and reminding myself that there was a fire inside me before Star Wars.” And at the same time, the celebrity gave up social media.