Gossip Site Promises To Cut Back On Some Types of Celebrity Photos

The UK gossip site Holy Moly says it will no longer publish photos of celebrities that might cause distress, saying that things have gone too far. Referring to the decision by one leading paparazzo to quit the business, the creator of the site said, “We’re going to do our best to stick to this, because let’s face it, when one of the biggest names in paparazzi jacks it in due to ethics and morals and the world’s biggest popstar gets her knickers photographed by 30 people an hour after being released from a mental institute, you know there’s a problem on the shop floor.” Read more in a Guardian article. The site seems to be reacting to a growing trend among both tabloid and mainstream press that the intense interest in celebrities has caused some of them stress and may have exacerbated their problems. In the same way, such self-examination preoccupied many in the media after the death of Princess Diana.