Gossip about Celebrities in Blogs

June 6, 2009 by Richie Berges

celebritygossip Gossip about the stars is truly popular and the Internet is a good source for people looking for the latest in Hollywood. People like to read anything about their favorite stars and this is why there are bloggers who take advantage of this so that they can grab visitors into their sites. These blogs have firmly increased in popularity and we can see the evidence through their exploding numbers. Who does not want to blog about the celebrities anyway? Everyday, there is constantly something new in their lives and best of all bloggers get paid for what they are doing. The more popular the blog is, the more money they will get and gossip is a great subject that will lure a great number of readers to a certain website.

According to Alexa, a well-known online web traffic reporter, the blogs about celebrity rumors occupy several rank positions in the top 100 websites. Ever since the upsurge in the need for constant update for gossips in Hollywood, numerous blog networks hire bloggers who are skilled in reporting gossips. However, because there is no proper training involved as well as comprehension about copyrights and libel laws, these celebrity gossip websites leave their door wide open for lawsuits.

Blogging about celebrities is actually the fun part. All you have to do is obtain the latest information about the stars and then comment on them. However, there are risks that a blogger should be able to face. There are several times that the information that the blogger has acquired is not true and has done great damage to the reputation to a certain celebrity. When this happens, a blogger should take responsibility for what h or she has posted on the websites because lawsuits will start pouring. There are literally thousands of these blogs about stars and it may be expensive to file complaints to each and every one of them whenever there a falsehood is conveyed. Usually, the lawsuits are concentrated on the most popular celebrity gossip blogs. These include perezhilton.com and tmz.com. The top blogs have been known for having the latest news and information about everyone’s favorite celebrities but they also have the reputation for acquiring the most number of lawsuits including libel, slander and copyright infringement.

Meanwhile, there are also some blogs that are being sued due to their usage of celebrity photographs. There are photography agencies that employ paparazzi whose main job is to take pictures of celebrities during their most awkward and candid moments and the best photos will rake in huge cash. Celebrity bloggers, on the other hand, get these photos from the company’s website and so these agencies will take legal action for the loss of revenues.

KEIRA_KNIGHTLEY_GOSSIP_66 Despite all the legal dangers that a celebrity gossip blogger will have to face, they are still enormous in number. To avoid these costly lawsuits, a blogger should be familiar with the laws and rules about fair usage and libel.