Some celebs live on social media, but others love to hate it
Lady Gaga is the newest member of the celebrity community to slate social media, calling it the ‘toilet of the internet’ and she’s not the first to disparage digital platforms. There’s a long line of unhappy celeb campers who refuse to personally engage with the online world.
In the other camp, however, are those who live for the online fame and followers. Here, we take a look at the comments and behaviour of the rich and famous, who influence thousands of people every day.
Jennifer Lawrence
“I will never get Twitter. I’m not very good on the phone or technology. I cannot really keep up with emails so the idea of Twitter is so unthinkable to me […] the Internet has scorned me so much.” – BBC Radio 1 2014
Daniel Radcliffe
“I think Twitter is great for certain things and certain people, there are people I really enjoy reading on Twitter. But I don’t know why anyone in my position would ever be on it.” – TimesTalk 2016
Kate Winslet
“[Social media] has a huge impact on young women’s self-esteem, because all they ever do is design themselves for people to like them.” – Sunday Times 2015
Mila Kunis
“I don’t want people thinking they know me to the point where they feel comfortable coming in my house without being invited. For security reasons, [being on social media] just wasn’t worth it. ” – The Daily Telegraph 2016
Charlie Puth
“There is nothing wrong with Instagram, it’s a huge reason for my social presence, but it’s also important to counter that with nature walks.” – People 2017
Kim Kardashian
“I totally attribute my career to social media.’ – 60 Minutes 2016
Paris Hilton
“I love that with social media and technology that [my fans] can stay in contact with me and I get to meet them all over the world […] my little Hiltons are everything to me.” – Build 2018
