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The media & celebrity children
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Hi guys,
Just a question out of genuine interest really.
Why are some celebrities' children's faces blanked out in the media and others not?
I thought it might be something to do with age, but then realised that Harper Beckham and Suri Cruise are always in the DM, but looking at the article about daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz today, her son's face was blanked out.
Is it a deal with the newspaper or what?
Just a question out of genuine interest really.
Why are some celebrities' children's faces blanked out in the media and others not?
I thought it might be something to do with age, but then realised that Harper Beckham and Suri Cruise are always in the DM, but looking at the article about daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz today, her son's face was blanked out.
Is it a deal with the newspaper or what?
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(Although I was surprised when we saw Kate Moss's kid when Kate got married.)
Some specifically request that their kids' faces are always pixilated (privacy & security issues), which the media has to comply with or risk being sued. Some ask that their kids faces are pixilated when they're papped going about their day to day business but are ok with them being shown if it's at a public/media event like eg. a kids' film or show etc where pic taking by the media is an expected component.
Totally agree.. I just think papers/mags shouldn't be allowed to have children on their pages..then those parents couldn't use their kids for publicity
I agree. It's not hard to get an order to ban photos of kids being taken. Jeff Brazier did it when jade died and we haven't seen the kids since, not even pixilated.
I don't think any of the public should have a clue what a celebritys child looks like until they're old enough to decide for themselves whether they want to be seen in the media
Also those kids could then be spared some of the stories the media have done about them.. I.e. Suri Cruise.. The mail is obsessed with her.
Paul McCartney managed to keep his kids out the media and he is an internationally known star..so it's possible
Agree with this. Some of the reader's comments about the little girl really are vicious
I agree with you.. They are also obsessed with what Harper Beckham wears.. I find it very strange how they dissect what these children wear and how much it cost..as their parents are wealthy I would expect their clothes to be from a higher quality shop than mine
All of this ^^
I've mentioned on here before, my friend was in a taverna in Greece and someone told her Johnny Depp was in there. She looked and he was there with Vanessa, the kids and an older woman (who she was told was Vanessas mum). She said that, if you didn't know, you;d have thought they were just a normal family on holiday - only more beautiful! they were just going about their business with no entourage, no drama, no 'look at us'. because of that. No one troubled them.
On the other, as has been said, the parents could keep them away from it all if they wanted.
It's not fair on the kids either way