Celebrity Pregnancy

On MSNBC several of the stories in the Entertainment section have to do with celebrities who either want to get pregnant or already have children. This has been a very hot topic in Hollywood for the past couple of years, and the public seems to never tire of it. I will discuss this topic further in a later blog, but will focus on a different topic within it. This blog post is focused on the invasion of privacy that these women experience, and how the media is focusing on topics that may not be the most important.
Christina Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of this year, and had to have a double mastectomy. The story instead focuses on how she wants to become a mother with her rocker boyfriend. Applegate is a cancer survivor, which is deserving of praise and should be revered.
Another story about celebrity motherhood is about Jennifer Aniston, and how there are rumors going around that she is pregnant. The story talks about how Aniston has denied these rumors, and how stories expressing rumors about Aniston’s life seem to surface whenever a big story about Pitt and Jolie is also in circulation. The idea that Aniston’s publicity depends on Pitt’s is sad, and the media should not make up rumors about Aniston’s pregnancy status so that she can be in the news. Making things up is not being on team Aniston.
Another story focuses on how Nicole Kidman does not want any more kids any time soon, but that she thinks that it would be a good idea for Katie Holmes to have another baby. Kidman should not have any say in Holmes’ child rearing choices, and the media should not endorse one celebrity saying that another should get pregnant.
In the last story featured today, Michelle Monaghan, who starred in “Eagle Eye,” had a baby girl and named her Willow. The story is extremely short, and is the only story that just reports on the facts, like when the baby was born and how the couple met. There was no editorializing in the stories, and no rumors about the actress.
I feel that these women are being exploited by the media just for a story. The media is focusing on rumors and does not seem to be concerned with the important issues, like Applegate’s survival, or Aniston’s career, or even how Katie Holmes is doing. Instead, they would rather talk about rumors of pregnancy, or what some celebrities might hope for in the future.

Links to these articles:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27599383/ - Monaghan story
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27632403/ - Aniston story
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27600099/ - Applegate story
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27558918/ - Kidman/ Holmes story