Before I start the article today I just hope that everybody enjoyed what I hope will become a semi-regular topic, The MySpace or Yours Movie and a Profile. I only mention this because I want some reader input on what movies/profiles you would like to see reviewed. Any suggestions would be great just leave an idea in the comment section. Thanks so much and we return you to your regularly scheduled article.
Celebrity crushes make the world go round; I know I have many an obsession when it comes to celebrities. It started with Leonard DiCaprio and moved to Ben Affleck, Orlando Bloom, etc. While I have matured (albeit not by much) with the advent of MySpace, tracking a celebrity has become so much easier, downright scary. With recent stories such as Hilary Duff’s recent stalker, MySpace could be the new tool for celeb stalkers to have even more access to their obsessions.
Celebrity MySpace profiles are popping up everyday. Typing in the name “Britney Spears” can yield you over fifty profiles, although being able to tell which one is really hers, if she even has one, and is the problem. An article in TMZ.com tackled the topic of which main super stars have actual profiles. Some of these profiles can range from the intricate to the bare bones. A profile supposedly made by “Last Kiss” actress Rachel Bilson has pictures of her grandfather and accurately names her dog. While Rachel Bilson’s reps deny she has a profile it shows how far fans go to make a MySpace in their idol’s image.
When a celeb has a profile they can choose to keep their profiles private, only allowing people they know specifically. Brody Jenner of “The Hills” is one of those stars who keep their MySpace to themselves. Some celebrities are more open such as Paris Hilton, allowing thousands of fans to follow her. MySpace has also come to forefront when celebs want to communicate with their fan base. This came into the news recently when former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and his ex-wife Shanna Moakler started bashing each other on their MySpace blog. Or when Nicole Richie slammed her former stylist Rachel Zoe.
By having these celebrities be so open and accessible to their fans brings up the danger of how easily a stalker can track them. A potential stalker can send threats to a celeb through their MySpace mail or in scarier instances make a MySpace discussing how they could harm the celebrity. What is to stop a random MySpace troll from latching onto a celebrity MySpace and forming a disturbing relationship with the person? I myself have a character profile devoted to Ellen Pompeo’s character Meredith Grey from “Grey’s Anatomy.” While I list a disclaimer stating that I am not Ellen Pompeo and do not have any access or relationship with her, I have gotten some disturbing messages from older men thinking Meredith Grey is a real person and wanting to meet me.
Further harassment can come to a celebrity’s family as well if they have a MySpace. I recently stumbled upon the profile of a prominent actor’s sister recently, by looking up the actors IMDB profile I was able to find the sister on MySpace simply by typing in her name. Her MySpace isn’t intricate but it does have personal pictures with her and her famous sibling on there. Now it is unclear whether this sibling wants it known that her and her famous sibling has MySpaces but due to the fact that they both don’t have very many friends it seems that they keep their profiles downplayed. But how scary would it be to have thousands of people harassing you to gain knowledge on your famous family member?
Currently, no celebrity has come forward and said that their profiles have led to them having a stalker but the opportunity is definitely out there. All it takes is a person obsessed with a celebrity and a little time, before a floodgate can be opened leading them to an interaction with their obsession.
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