![]() However, in all its forms it has a specific history, and one which is inherently tied to the development of mass media. ![]() In recent years this closed loop has reached its logical conclusion, resulting in complaints about celebrities who are ‘famous for being famous’, apparently having no public life or career beyond the pages of tabloid newspapers and gossip magazines.Ĭelebrity is a complex cultural concept (there is for an example, an entire academic journal, Celebrity Studies, dedicated to it), which takes different forms at different moments. The press needs stories (and above all else, photographs) of celebrities in order to sell their publications, while most celebrities need press coverage in order to maintain the public profile without which they would not be celebrities. These days a great deal of the popular press is locked into a reciprocal and lucrative relationship with a wide variety of celebrities. ![]()
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