Celebrities dish about the dark side of fame

Gigi Hadid - After being sued for a photo she posted of herself taken by a paparazzo, the model took to Instagram to address all paparazzi, whom she says are "legally stalking" her. "They drive dangerously close and extremely recklessly," she said, adding that she and others have been in accidents because of the pursuit of a photo.

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Emma Watson - In 2014, the actress tweeted her thoughts about a hacking scandal targeting Hollywood stars, and how the lack of empathy from the public was worse than seeing their privacy violated. She was subsequently hacked that year, and again in 2017.

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Shia LaBeouf - In 2014, the actor put a bag over his head on the red carpet that said, "I am not famous anymore." He later claimed that to be a star you “must become an enslaved body. Just flesh–a commodity," and give up your individuality to fit everyone else's ideas.

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Jennifer Lawrence -

The actress told Vogue in 2013 that she was having a meltdown about how the world felt entitled to her private life, adding that fame was also dangerous as police officers would just allow strange men to sleep on her lawn and follow her to Starbucks. “It makes no sense… I am just not OK with it.”

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Zoe Saldana - Saldana described fame as a violation of her rights. She told the Daily News, "I'm an American, I'm a citizen, I vote, I pay taxes, therefore I have the right to my own privacy as much as anybody. What I do as an artist and as a professional has nothing to do with who I am personally."

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Amy Schumer -

The comedian was in South Carolina, when a man "scared the sh-t out of [her]" and demanded she let him take a picture, shoving a camera in her face despite her protests. "I asked him to stop and he said, 'No it's America and we paid for you,'" she wrote on Instagram.

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Robert Pattinson - Pattinson reportedly had some mental health struggles after his sudden rise to global stardom, which he found extremely lonely. He also famously said he hadn’t gone to a supermarket for six years.

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Jessica Alba - In an interview, Alba revealed that the press leaked a story about her engagement before she could even tell her parents. "Journalists feel entitled to do whatever it takes to get a sensational story, no matter how it affects the person involved," she said.

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Alanis Morissette - "It won't raise your self-esteem, it won't create profound connection, it's not going to heal your childhood traumas, it's only going to amplify them," the singer told The Telegraph, adding that the criticism will be as violent as the praise.

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Billie Eilish - Eilish fell into depression when she became a star at such an early age. Though she's adjusting, she described one example of why she hates fame: "I'm in the plane and two girls come and tap me on the f-ing face and take a picture of me while I'm trying to sleep … People forget what respect is."

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George Clooney - Clooney told Fusion magazine, “There’s a real danger when you’re really famous. I can have a drink or two at night... I could say something… and go to sleep and wake up in the morning and my career will be over."

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Megan Fox - The actress told Esquire that being famous is like being bullied in high school, "but on a global scale, where you're being bullied by millions of people constantly."

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Justin Bieber - Bieber has said of the isolation of fame: "This life can rip you apart." He's also empathized with Amy Winehouse, and criticized how the media played a part in her tragic death.

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Kristen Stewart - The actress has been extremely vocal about her distaste for celebrity, and has gone as far as to say, "Fame is the worst thing in the world."

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Bruno Mars - The artist's fame has put equal highlight on his music and his mishaps. He told the McClatchy Tribune, “Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do ... I’m like, 'Can’t I just write and sing?'"

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Katherine Heigl - Fame is so awful for the actress that she'd thought about ditching her movie career, opening a knitting store, and living off her pension savings, according to US Weekly.

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Sharon Osbourne - The star wrote a piece in the Daily Mail addressing how the shallowness and fleetingness of fame is ruining the ambitions of children. She added that fame often forces people "to become the person their public image suggests they are."

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Justin Timberlake - After 48-year-old Karen McNeil was reportedly caught on the singer's property for the third time, JT was forced to take out a restraining order. His court declaration read, "I fear for my personal safety, and that of my family and friends."

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Carrie Fisher -

In her memoir 'Wishful Drinking,' the late Carrie Fisher used her personal experience growing up as Hollywood royalty to explore the rampant sexism, substance abuse, and scandal in Hollywood.

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Brie Larson - The actress told The Hollywood Reporter that the scariness of fame forced her to stay inside a lot, watching Netflix and ordering food. "But I've spent a lot of my life doing that, and it's not better."

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Sia - Social media is a whole other realm of abuse for celebrities, as Sia noted, "I don't go on Twitter. Because when people say things like, I don't know, 'I hope you get cancer and die,' it hurts my feelings."

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Harrison Ford - The actor has said, "There's nothing good about being famous," saying that while the promise of opportunities is great, you also have to sign over your whole private life.

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Katy Perry - The pop star has described fame as "a disgusting by-product of what I do."

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Lady Gaga - The singer said nothing is more isolating than fame. "It is very hard to not be able to engage with people in a real and honest way because they either want something from me or they see me as something that I simply am not," she told Variety.

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Hayden Panettiere - The star told Company magazine that fake headlines cause real drama in her life. "The public wants to read about your personal life, and the paparazzi give it to them by nosing into your personal life and saying things that are just not true and horrible.”

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Zach Galifianakis - At a press conference, Galifianakis said being a celebrity is "dumb." He said he'd rather do his work, go home, and watch TV.

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Keira Knightley - The British actress said it's exhausting when everyone wants a piece of you, as "Every photo takes away a bit of your soul," and she even wished she was an insignificant speck.

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Charlize Theron -

The actress has said that she dislikes the casual attitude towards invading actors' privacy, as if having seven cars following you to the grocery store is what they signed up for.

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Ricky Gervais -

The comedian summed it up in a tweet: "Being famous, means having to hear idiots who have never met you, but who think they know you, tell you that you've changed."

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Celebrities dish about the dark side of fame

From close calls to pits of depression

21/08/20 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Hollywood

Everyone has dreamed at least once in their life that they were famous, whether for an incredible talent or for the money and parties. But fame is far from just fortune. While some celebrities can successfully hide themselves from public view, and others might even enjoy it, there are plenty of stars who have spoken passionately about the twisted reality of everyone knowing your name, from the invasions of privacy to the complete inability to function as a normal human being.

In this gallery, check out what celebrities have had to say about the dark side of fame. Click on!