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Sarah Haskins makes a good point here. These shows about Hollywood make everything sound like a scandal, just to get a story. They have the ability to make the smallest coincidence into the biggest controversy. I have doubts that either Brad and Angelina or Jennifer were even slightly ruffled by seeing each other. Celebrity news is horrible for making a huge issue out of things that just don't matter. They use exaggerations and embellishments to make stories about celebrity's lives seem juicier and more  exciting so that people will want to read about them. Despite the fact that this "news" stretches the truth horribly and sometimes blatantly lies, people continue to watch and believe it, and the people they show are gossiped about constantly. Somehow, these exaggerations are finding their way into our lives. We start to worship these celebrities for no reason other than the fact that their lives seem glamorous and dramatic. These shows that we watch daily are twisting our values, making us concentrate on the drama and excitement, rather than focusing on making ourselves and the people around us happier. People care more about getting the latest dish from Hollywood than what their kids did at school or how their siblings are doing. Whatever happened to when we only saw actors in movies or TV shows? Where did all this gossip and drama come from? Why are we so concerned about who saw who at the Oscars, or who married who overnight in Vegas?  We need to stop being so concerned about these "big issues" that come up in these ridiculous shows and start concentrating on the things that really matter in life.