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Celebrity tantrums are outbursts by people with celebrity status. They are commonly triggered by trivial events and result in cancelled appearances or just the venting of their frustrations. Such occurrences are widely reported in the mass media, with some stars gaining a reputation for their temper. When the celebrity is a female, or if they are overtly homosexual, they are sometimes referred to as a "diva".

While some tantrums appear unjustified and irrational, others are based on the continual invasion of privacy that celebrities have to face, particularly from the paparazzi.

The paparazzi, photographers known for their constant watch over celebrities, have caused, and been the target of, many celebrity tantrums. They often leave celebrities with very little private time, monitoring their every movement.

Elton John has been the subject of various tantrum stories over many years. One such outburst, captured on video and subsequently shown on many television entertainment shows and even some news programs, happened before a show in Taipei, Taiwan. He called the assembly of photographers and television crews "rude, vile pigs" after being upset about their presence. A spokesperson stated that the singer was annoyed by the lack of intervention from the police.

Björk was also famously filmed when she attacked a journalist. In February 1996, and also in Thailand, Bjork arrived at Bangkok Airport and was greeted by a French television crew. The infuriated singer attacked the interviewer.

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz got into a physical fight with paparazzi after leaving the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood. The November 2004 spat caused headlines and both Diaz and Timberlake went to court over the case. Diaz had taken the paparrazzi's camera and returned it to the police with all pictures intact. The case was eventually settled out of court.

The same summer his boxing movie “Cinderella Man” was released in theaters, Crowe’s anger- management issues took center stage. He was arrested and charged with second-degree assault for throwing a phone at a hotel employee who refused to help him place a call. The employee was treated for a facial laceration and Russell Crowe paid $100,000 to settle the civil suit.

Naomi Campbell terrorized fellow model and Oprah wannabe Tyra Banks, a few personal assistants, and, most recently, her housekeeper. In March, Campbell finished up a five-day community service sentence for throwing a jewel-encrusted cell phone at Ana Scolavino, who needed four stitches after the incident.

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Celebrity dolls of pop stars are one of the most popular types. One of the best-selling celebrity dolls of all time is the Britney Spears doll, made in 1999. Other extremely successful dolls include the Spice Girls (selling over seven million dolls), New Kids on the Block (selling over two million dolls) and Christina Aguilera dolls (selling over six million dolls). Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Dolls were also popular from 1999-2004. Dolls of Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Destiny's Child, and Raven-Symoné were been made in 2005-2006. Recently, dolls based on characters in Disney Channel movies and TV series, such as, High School Musical, Hannah Montana, the Cheetah Girls and Aly & AJ have been released and are expected to be big sellers.

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Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell.

In recent years, celebrities have signed contracts with perfume houses to associate their name with a signature scent, as a self-promotion campaign. The scents are then marketed; the association with the celebrity's name usually being the selling point of the campaign. Such products generally do not have the longevity of classic fragrances.

* Alan Cumming: Cumming, Cumming, Cum! Wild Thyme

* Amitabh Bachchan: Amitabh Bachchan by Lomani Perfume for Men

* Antonio Banderas: Spirit, Mediterraneo, Diavolo Hypnotic, Diavolo Donna, Diavolo

* Ashanti: Precious Jewel

* Beyoncé Knowles: True Star, True Star Gold (backed by Tommy Hilfiger)

* Britney Spears: Curious, Fantasy, In Control, Midnight Fantasy, Believe

* Calum Best: Calum

* Celine Dion: Celine, Celine Dion Notes, Celine Dion Belong, Celine Dion Always Belong

* Carlos Santana: Carlos Santana

* Cher: Uninhibited

* Christina Aguilera: Xposed

* Cliff Richard: Miss You Nights, Devil Woman

* Danielle Steel: Danielle

* David Beckham: Instinct, Intimately for Him, Instinct Intense

* Deborah Gibson: Electric Youth, mfd. by Revlon 1989-1990

* Derek Jeter: Driven

* Elizabeth Taylor: Passion, White Diamonds, Forever Elizabeth, Black Pearls, Diamonds & Emeralds, Diamonds & Rubies, Sapphires & Diamonds

* Enrique Iglesias: True Star (backed by Tommy Hilfiger)

* George Kurdahi: Lebanon's George Kurdahi, GK

* Hilary Duff: With Love... Hilary Duff

* Jade Goody: Shh...

* Jennifer Lopez: JLo Glow, Still, Miami Glow, Love at First Glow, Live, Live Luxe, Glow After Dark

* Kiss: Kiss Her, Kiss Him

* Kylie Minogue: Darling

* Lata Mangeshkar: 'Lata Eau De Parfum' by Gandh Sugandh

* Mariah Carey: M

* Maria Sharapova: Maria Sharapova

* Marilyn Manson: Smells like Children

* Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen: N.Y. Chic, L.A. Style

* Michael Jordan: Michael Jordan, Jordan, 23

* Naomi Campbell: Naomi Campbell, Mystery

* Paris Hilton: Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton for Men, Just Me, Just Me for Men, Heiress

* Sarah Jessica Parker: Lovely, covet

* Shahrukh Khan: 'SK' by "SK" by Jeannes Arthes. SK Silver for men, and SK Gold for women.

* Sean John: Unforgivable, Multi-Platinum

* Shania Twain: Shania by Stetson

* Shilpa Shetty: S2 (pronounced S square) by Mark Earnshaw

* Victoria Beckham: Intimately for Her

* Zeenat Aman: 'Zeenat' by a Saudi Arabian company

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

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Celebrity branding is a type of branding, or advertising, in which a celebrity uses his or her status in society to promote a product, service or charity. Celebrity branding can take several different forms, from a celebrity simply appearing in advertisements for a product, service or charity, to a celebrity attending PR events, creating his or her own line of products or services, and/or using his or her name as a brand. The most popular forms of celebrity brand lines are for clothing and perfume. Most singers, models and film stars now have at least one licensed product or service which bears their name.

Lately there has been a trend towards celebrity voice-overs in advertising. Some celebrities have distinct voices which are recognizable even when they not present on-screen. This is a more subtle way to add celebrity branding to a product or service. And example of such an advertising campaign is Sean Connery voice-over for Level 3 Communications.

More recently, advertisers have begun attempting to quantify and qualify the use of celebrities in their marketing campaigns by evaluating their awareness, appeal, and relevance to a brand's image and the celebrity's influence on consumer buying behavior.

For example, Omnicom agency Davie Brown Entertainment has created an independent index for brand marketers and advertising agencies that determines a celebrity’s ability to influence brand affinity and consumer purchase intent. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Davie-Brown Index (DBI) will "enable advertisers and ad-agency personnel to determine if a particular public figure will motivate consumers who see them in an ad to purchase the product advertised."

Ever bought a celebrity perfume? If you haven’t, or avoided doing so, you’re about to get a shock when you visit your nearest perfumery this summer.

A staggering nine celebrity perfumes are due to be released from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Kate Moss, Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey, Coleen McLoughlin, Christina Aguilera, Sean John and David and Victoria Beckham.

Why are these celebrities doing this? Is it just for the money or is there a deeper reason?

Celebrity scents have always existed – think Elizabeth Taylor’s first fragrance. But over the last ten years, as celebrity culture has become more ingrained in our society, they have become increasingly popular.

Obviously there are monetary benefits to the celebrity but I would argue it’s not just about the money. Celebrities have realised that they need to start appealing to their fans in new ways – and scent is one of those methods.

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A fan, or supporter is someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a sporting club, person, group of persons, company, product, work of art, idea, or trend. Fans of a particular thing constitute its fanbase or fandom. They may start a fan club, hold fan conventions, create fanzines, write fan mail, or engage in similar activities.

In a few cases, individual fans may become so obsessed with the objects of their infatuation that they become obsessive. These fans engage in behaviors that are considered extreme or abnormal. This includes idolatry or other forms of worship, such as creating a personal shrine dedicated to the idol at one's home, and can sometimes extend to the point of the fans becoming stalkers.

Characteristics of a fan

There are certain common characteristics to be found in fans interested in different topics and that these characteristics influence the behaviors of those involved in fan behavior .

Those common characteristics include (Thorne&Bruner 2006):

* internal involvement. Fans focus more of their time and resources intently on a specific area of interest than a non-fan would, and are not significantly concerned if non-fans (including family or friends) don't derive pleasure from the area of interest. Fans usually have a strong enough interest that small to major changes in their lifestyles are made to accommodate devotion to the focal object.

* desire for external involvement - are motivated to demonstrate their involvement with the area of interest through certain behaviors (attending conventions, posting online, etc.)

* wish to acquire - fans tend to express a strong desire to possess material objects related to the area of interest.

* desire for social interaction with other fans. This again may take many forms, from casual conversation, e-mail, chat rooms, and electronic mailing lists to regular face-to-face meetings such as fan club meetings and organized conventions.

There are several groups of fans that can be differentiated by the intensity level of their level of involvement or interest in the hobby (level of fanaticism).

The likelihood for a subject of interest to be elevated to the level of fandom appears to be dictated by its complexity. Complexity allows further involvement of fans for a longer period of time because of the time needed to work the subject of interest 'out.' It also contributes to a greater sense of belonging because of the mental effort invested in the subject. This could be why sci-fi is so popular, some fans feel the need to work out all the scientific kinks in these programs. One example for Star Trek is that a group of fans designed blueprints for federation starships.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

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Paparazzi is a plural term (paparazzo being the singular form for photographers who take candid photographs of celebrities, usually by relentlessly shadowing them in their public and private activities. Celebrities claiming to have been hounded by such photographers often use "paparazzi" as a pejorative term while news agencies commonly use the word in a broader sense to describe all photographers who take pictures of people of note.

The word paparazzi was popularized after the Federico Fellini 1960 film "La dolce vita". One of the characters in the film is a news photographer named Paparazzo (played by Walter Santesso). In his book Word and Phrase Origins, author Robert Hendrickson writes that Fellini took the name paparazzi from an Italian dialect word for a particularly noisy, buzzing mosquito. In his school days, Fellini remembered a boy who was nicknamed "Paparazzo" (Mosquito), because of his fast talking and constant movements, a name Fellini later applied to the fictional character in "La dolce vita".

Paparazzi sell their work to dozens of magazines and newspapers that publish such photos for their readers and subscribers, and many paparazzi feel that they are helping celebrities and public figures in general by increasing their visibility. Photographers often earn large sums of money for a valuable picture.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

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A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin adjective "celeber" but they may not become a celebrity unless public and mass media interest is piqued.

A small number of celebrities can be considered "global", in that their fame has spread across the world, even across linguistic and cultural boundaries. These celebrities are often prominent political figures, actors, globally successful musicians and sports stars.

The rise of international celebrities in acting and popular music is due in large part to the massive scope and scale of the media industries, enabling celebrities to be viewed more often and in more places. The reach of entertainment products is further extended by large-scale illegal copying of movies and music, which makes inexpensive pirated versions of DVDs and CDs available throughout even less economically developed countries.

Some professional activities, by the nature of being high-paid, highly exposed, and difficult to get into, are likely to confer celebrity status. For example, movie stars and television actors with lead roles on prominently scheduled shows are likely to become celebrities. High-ranking politicians, national television reporters, daytime television show hosts, supermodels, successful athletes and chart-topping pop musicians are also likely to become celebrities. A few humanitarian leaders such as Mother Teresa have even achieved fame because of their charitable work.

While some film and theatre directors, producers, artists, authors, trial lawyers and journalists are celebrities, the vast majority are not, or they garner much less celebrity than their professional importance in the business might seem to warrant.

Individuals with their own television show (or sections of television shows) often become a celebrity, even when their profession would not normally lead to celebrity status: this can include doctors, chefs, gardeners, and conservationists on shows like Trading Spaces and The Crocodile Hunter. However fame based on one program may often prove short-lived after a program is discontinued.


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