Celebrities, we all love them and look up at them. Whether they sing, dance, act, model, design, or just plain out do nothing. People admire them and look up at them as their idols and inspiration.  But with all the money, fame, and power, do celebrities abuse and exploit their power? Do they take control of people, their fans, their worker?  The real question is, do all of celebrity's fame, looks, and money drive all of us insane?  Celebrities can do almost anything and or everything and people will still love love them: For instance celebrities that have done crimes or violent acts, still have people that love them and look up to them everyday.  Another reason is that the amount of money that celebrities have, with all the money they have in the world it  brain washes to  how people treat them,  and how people have the thought in their heads that the rich and celebrities should be treated with respect and importance.  Power. Celebrities have the power to control their fans. Celebrities have the strongest power and with a whole fan base behind looking up to them it must be pretty easy for a celebrity to control.  Lastly social media vs. back then. Celebrities back then as in the earlier days compared to our current day where social media plays a huge part in our generation, and celebrities fame. With the power of social media now news gets out faster them ever and with rumors and gossip is makes celebrities the full time entertainment.   

A crime is a crime, and a person is a person.  Celebrities should not have an easy pass out of crimes and violence acts.  There have been various situations in the celebrity world where celebrities have gotten into situations with the police and crimes and violence acts. According to “Huffington Post’s- Why Do Famous Men Keep Getting Away With Violence Against Women? Being rich and famous shouldn’t absolve you.”   It states that     “For the first time in over twenty years, Dre was forced to address his violence against women, including beating music journalist Dee Barnes in 1992, and allegedly physically abusing fiancée Michel’le during their six-year relationship.” The article also claims, “Twenty years during which he went from a successful rapper to an entrepreneur, and the second wealthiest rapper in the industry. This isn’t to say that Dre doesn’t deserve his success because of his past, but his success does speak to an ongoing trend in the celebrity landscape - famous men who consistently get away with violence and abuse”. This is significant because this shows that even because a celebrity did a violent acts or crimes, they are still loved and most of their carriers still live on. Another source also expalins the problem of celeberties getting away with crimes even if they went as far as to killing someone and it was their fault, Weird Worm.com states “Matthew Broderick is a pretty beloved icon of the 1980’s, the star of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and WarGames……...he got into a car accident, killing two people in the other car. He claims to have no recollection of the event, which seems awfully suspicious, but despite being initially charged with dangerous driving and facing up to five years in prison, he only had to pay a $175 fine. This is significant because he was obviously supposed to face 5 years in prison, but since he was famous, beloved, and adored he didn’t and he was simply charged with $175 fined which is no problem to pay up too.

Another reason why celebrities take over and abuse their power is through money.  When it comes to money it can really determine on how people treat you and how important you are. It's a pretty obvious thing that the more money you have the higher you are in the social class the more people think of you as the more important and looked up at by others. Celebrities make between $75 million to $200 million a year depending on their carrier and where it's going. According to Popcrush a news celebrity website it states how much the biggest pop stars that we love make on an average a year. “reports say Taylor Swift earned around $64 million in 2014, while Beyonce raked in an insane $115 million. So we know how much they made in an entire year”  Were the average teacher makes 55, 000 a year and doctors make about 115, 000 a year. 

Power can control. Celebrities obviously have a strong fan base behind them. These fans are definitely dedicated and always stand and look up at their idols. Celebrities can always overuse their power and exploit it. But celebrities can control their fans. For example when a singer is having a concert, and everyone is willing to buy the most expensive tickets to see their idols live.  Another example is seeing another celebrities having a meet and greet and people are also willing to pay the highest amount of money to get the best spot in line. People obviously don't have to splurge on such high amounts of money but people are willing to spend that much. In an article by Daily Mail: Celebrities charging fans to meet them? It’s pure greed it states “Meetings last only seconds before fans are sent packing with a photo of themselves with their idol (and a poster and T-shirt if they are lucky), but they pay hundreds of pounds for the privilege.” This is very significant because it shows that people will go to extreme points to pay that much to take a pic with someone and have them get paid.  It also states “This money-spinning industry hit the headlines last week when Cheryl Cole was criticised for charging £350 to meet-and-greet concert goers.”

Lastly social media plays a big role in our generation's life. Social media plays enormous part in how we look at celebrities and their life.  Comparing to earlier days were social media didn’t play a big part in our daily routine. According to Digital Trends: How social media has changed what it means to be a celebrity, For instance it states in the article that, “For instance, Justin Bieber is often called the first YouTube superstar, and accurately so: The teen dream got his start by posting videos, not by going through the teen idol machine (although he did that later, with Usher’s help). And Bieber’s devoted Beliebers are all the more ardent about their coiffed, swagged out pint-size R&B star because he’s such an active Twitter user. They have a direct entrance to his attention, even if he likely misses the vast majority of the tweets he receives just due to the sheer volume.” This is significant because it shows that nothing can become something big just based off social media.  Most celebrities that we love now are just famous for snapchat or instagram even if they're not doing anything else of working for what they have.  The article also states “This means celebrities can get photographed anywhere, anytime. Shying away from the startling light from a tripod camera’s massive flash is a lot different than avoiding someone surreptitiously snapping a photo of you in on a treadmill at the gym.”

All and all celebs abuse their power through different ways, for example getting out of various crimes and violent acts, having the power to control fans, having all the money in the world, and last but not least social media.  Celebrities will always find ways to abuse their power. People are always  going to love these celebrities and look up to them as their idols. Weather that means spending a ton to meet them or getting obsessed over a picture on instagram celebs will always be loved for anything they do good or bad. They will always make and have so much money to always keep them up on the social class and the hierarchy that we live in. In the crazy world that we live in celebrities will always be admired for good and bad, and they will always abuse and exploit their power in being the beloved role models.