What do celebrities “owe” the fans?

I think it would be a huge scandal if Travis Kelce went on a date with his sister in law.

They owe us nothing, as we do them. It's wild to make demands on peoples time and privacy.

They don't owe anyone a damn thing.

People have become so entitled.

I agree with others above, it is their 'job' - they are paid through concerts etc but they are still entitled to private time, even if they are out having a meal or whatever.

I think the public are the ones that are entitled thinking that these celebrities owe them something. Everyone is entitled to a private life.

I am reminded of a recent article I read about K-Pop super fans.

BBC

When K-pop star Karina posted a handwritten apology on Instagram earlier in March, it was both contrite and profuse.

"I sincerely apologise for surprising my fans who have supported me," the frontwoman of the girl group aespa wrote.

Her offence?

Publicly acknowledging that she was in a relationship with actor Lee Jae-wook.

That Karina felt compelled to say sorry for being in a relationship has puzzled many outside the K-pop scene, but it opens a window into the world of the industry's "super fans".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68572668

Because of where I live, I've seen a lot of celebrities, but I don't go up to them.

When Kim Kardashian was pregnant the first time, a party was being thrown for her at a local movie theater. Everyone came dressed as her in a black tank dress and had fake bellies. Ds was 11. He and I had parked at the back of the strip mall where the theater was and had to walk down the side of the theater to get where we were going. Ds saw all the paparazzi and for some reason decided to do a ridiculously exaggerated slow walk the whole way. Everyone was just arriving and the paparazzi were yelling at ds to get out of the way. This only made him walk slower. 😂 They also yelled at me to make him move out of the way. I opted to let ds do his thing. No doubt there was loads of editing to get us out of those pictures. 😋

My other accidental brush with a celebrity was in my mid 20s. I was taking a summer class at a small Jr college that was also where the Miami Dolphins were doing some spring training. I was running late to my class and was full blown running down these steps with a really wide tread. I saw a bunch of guys all geared up walking in front of the bottom of the steps, and I was trying to get down the steps fast enough to go in front of them, so I wouldn't be held up. What I missed was the one guy out in front of the others. I totally smacked into him and we both went flying and tumbling to the ground. I ran into the quarter back Dan Marino. Holy cats you should have heard the other guys laughing. Full on doubled over, cracking up. A couple of them managed to rush over to make sure I was okay as they massively ribbed Dan Marino for getting a full body check by a "very small girl in a dress." He escorted me to my class to explain why I was late.

I think the only thing they absolutely do "owe" us is to do the best they can at whatever entertainment form they do. For example, if I pay a lot of money to go to a concert I expect a good concert -- put together well, long enough (whatever "enough" means exactly, lol), etc. Or if I pay to see a professional sports team I expect them to play hard, show good sportsmanship, not cheat, etc. 

Other than that though, no they don't "owe" us autographs or photos or anything else. It's nice if they do these things once in awhile of course because fans are the ones buying the entertainment. But there's also a time and place for autographs and photos, and fans aren't entitled to interrupt the private life of an entertainer just because they want a photo. 

I think celebrities "owe" us good performances in their chosen medium. That's it. If they're out having dinner or walking down the street, they owe us nothing. Unfortunately paparazzi is a byproduct of their chosen profession but the every day person should leave them alone if they are out and about.

I do love that comment from Tom Cruise.. that cracks me up. No they don't owe us anything. I have seen/met quite a few celebrities for someone who isn't normally near them much.

There was only one time that I was taken aback by one celebrity and about a year after it, I realize it wasn't her fault and it was all on me. My daughter and I went to see Melissa Gilbert in a Broadway type show. We wanted to get her autograph and someone said if you wait by the exit door where they come out they might stop. Might not either. We were good with that. We went to the exit area with my book she wrote. She came out and signed it and took a pic with my daughter and all was good. We didn't hound her or anything but I felt like she was very cold about it. I don't know why that rubbed me the wrong way. It was silly. It was her personal time and at that time I believe she was having a lot medical issues (mainly her back).. and I am sure she must have been in pain. But at the time I didn't know that and thought she was just acting 'stuck up', but really she wasn't.

Anyways, in all the other celebrities I have never wanted to say much in fear for one, I didn't want to bother them and two, didn't want to get yelled at.. haha. Fortunately most of them have been super nice.

Nothing.  

I don't think celebrities owe their fans their privacy.

I was in a shop in town a few months ago, and I recognised someone but couldn't place him. Thinking it must me one of the customers from when I worked in retail, when he caught my eye, I smiled cheerfully and said "hello". He smiled back and said "hello" too. It was only when I had left the shop that I realised it was someone on the TV who just happened to be visiting my town. What he must have thought, I have no idea, but he was just normal and friendly. I expect the people he was with were used to it.

I also want to have a little boast that I had a phone call yesterday (yes, Sunday) from someone else famous who is on TV, to talk about wildlife in my area. I'm still walking on clouds!

Living in Georgia, the Hollywood of the south, we see celebrities out & about from time to time. People generally leave them alone, as well they should. They are entitled to have a private life. I think they only owe their fans a good performance in their line of work. I would hope they wouldn’t be mean or obnoxious to anyone when they are approached, but I think that of all people, not just celebrities.

the same thing i owe them----nothing.

Zack Myers, lead guitarist for Shinedown, posted this just last night:


(they fly private)

I also saw a random comedian on TikTok say that he had an entire family waiting at his gate on a very late night flight into Chicago. When he questioned them on how they knew he was on the flight, they said they just happened to be there - yet they had photos and posters for him to sign.

CREEPY.