Over the weekend we ran a story highlighting an incident in which paparazzi weaved through Los Angeles traffic in pursuit of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The actors received assistance from police before anyone was hurt.
But the chase again brought to the forefront how an intense tabloid culture sometimes crosses the line into dangerous or invasive behavior.
We’re reminded of that boundary today, as the gang over at HollywoodLife decided to breathe new life into rumors about Pattinson and Stewart’s supposed secret “love nest” — complete with a photo.
The site observes that Pattinson and Stewart are “intensely private people,” which is why “they’d choose a spot in the middle of nowhere.”
And then, without a hint of irony, HollywoodLife prints its “EXCLUSIVE!” report about the house they allege Pattinson and Stewart want to keep secret.
A “source” for the site dishes about the “huge gate, barbed wire and about 5 security cameras” near one entrance of the house, which is described as being “like a fortress.” And HollywoodLife includes a snapshot for anyone who wants a stronger visual.
Whether or not it’s a house Pattinson and Stewart share is no one’s business. We are not going to link to the HollywoodLife story.
Go to any newsstand and pick up titles like InStyle or Architectural Digest — or even some of the tabs we cover here each week. Celebrities who want to invite cameras to their homes have endless opportunities.
But public figures are entitled to privacy. And if Pattinson, Stewart, or anyone else needs a place to escape the glare of the lens, it should be possible to do so without bird’s eye photographs emerging, first in magazines like Life & Style, which printed the photos last week, and then on sites like HollywoodLife, which can’t leave bad enough alone.
i wanna know what famous made up this time 
I don't really want to see them getting hounded by paps in London.
