Outrageous Invasions : Celebrities' Private Lives, Media, and the Law.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Case of Von Hannover v. Germany -- The Royal House of Monaco -- Photographed in France/Published In Germany -- Stipulated Facts -- Motion to Enjoin Publication -- Coverage of the Verdict by U.S. Journalists -- Long-Term Impact of the European Court of Human Rights Decision -- Chapter 2 Celebrities of the World Unauthorized -- Glamour, Glitz, and Stardom -- The Price of Fame? -- Stalkerazzi Undeterred -- Abuse of the Telephoto Lens -- Lies, Malice, and Forethought -- Defending Privacy against Demands for Disclosure -- American Social Dysfunction -- Shameless Self-Promotion -- The Impact of Daytime Talk Shows -- Emotion, Conflict, and Revenge -- Exploring the Mob Mentality -- The Internet Fury Machine -- The Devolving American Psyche -- Celebrity Gurus and Backlash Scandals -- Freedom of the Press in Democratic Societies -- Chapter 3 Public Media -- Historical Backdrop -- The Power of Persuasion against the Fortress of Belief -- Credibility and Access to Public Debate -- Truth v. Dead Dogma -- Freedom of Association in the United States -- The Pentagon Papers -- Freedom of Information Act -- Editorial Discretion, Confidential Sources, and Fair Reporting -- Fair Public Trials -- Balancing the Public's Right to Know -- The Decline of Investigative Journalism Meets a Change in Journalistic Standards -- Chapter 4 Fundamental Nature of Privacy -- Historical Foundations in the United States -- Rules of Deference and Demeanor -- Self-Actualization and Renewal -- A Case in Point: Who is Caroline of Monaco? -- Free Development of Personality -- Equal Protection under the Law -- Individual Autonomy -- Apathy and Diversions Regarding Participatory Democracy -- The Cost of Diminished Privacy -- Stemming the Tide of Exposure -- Constitutive Freedom -- Chapter 5 The Emergence of Infotainment.

"It's The Format, Stupid" -- Late Nite's Targets -- The Actor and His Cause -- Celebrity Commodification: An Invitation or Violation? -- Infotainment's Rising Death Toll -- When Satire Goes Too Far -- The Cartoons that Traveled the Globe -- The Apology that Wasn't -- Who Are You Going to Believe? Me or Your Lying Eyes? -- Examining the Value of Satire -- Chapter 6 Public Figures or Public Property -- Extension and Amplification of the Publisher Malice Standard -- Public Figures Profiled -- Classification of Celebrity Citizens -- Public Access to Private Information -- Where is Suri Cruise? -- Nadya Suleman's Story in Context -- Venom and Hyperbole Around Tiger Woods -- European Respect for Private Life -- Chapter 7 U.S. Courts' Normative View of Media Invasion -- Dignitary Protections under U.S. Law -- Publisher Immunity Run Amok -- Fair Use in the Realm of Public Debate -- Constructive Invitation to Intrude and Frivolous Suits -- Rationale for De Novo Review -- Opinion, Public Records, and Rights of the Accused and Suspected -- Attorney-Client or Reporter Privilege and Post-Mortem Waivers -- Chapter 8 European Courts' Comprehensive Approach to Media Invasion -- Human Dignity -- European Charter of Fundamental Rights -- Redress for Media Intrusions and Unlawful Conspiracies -- Determining What the Public Has a Right to Know -- The Public's Interest -- Role of the Press Complaints Commission -- A Profile of Publisher Redress -- Unified Approach -- Europe's Collective Commitment -- Rejection of U.S. Standards -- Chapter 9 Undue Burdens on Celebrity Speech and Association -- The Fixed Star in Our Constitutional Constellation -- Imposition of Orthodoxy -- High Profile Targets in the Effort to Control Political Debate -- America's Poster Girls for Radical Activism -- Fearmongering and the So-Called Liberal Bias.

Chapter 10 John Lennon and Michael Jackson -- Government Fears and Tactics -- Superstardom aka Surrealism 101 -- Man in the Mirror Video -- Spiritual Unrest at the Archdiocese of Boston -- Loss of Faith, Accountability, and Responsibility for American Children -- Chapter 11 Conclusion -- Growth of Democracy -- Growth of Corporate Power -- Growth of Corporate Propaganda -- May They Rest in Peace -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Celebrities are routinely subjected to stalking, harassment, invasion of privacy, and defamation. These occurrences are often violations of their constitutional rights. In Outrageous Invasions: Celebrities' Private Lives, Media, and the Law, Professor Robin D. Barnes examines the role and nature of privacy in Western democracies. She documents the rise of the infotainment culture and its adverse affects on the dissemination of ideas. This is illustrated with analysis of recent controversies involving public media.

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