1. the rignt of personal independence and freedom；
2. the demand of inner peace；
3. the disclosure of one's privacy brings trouble or disaster to him/herself or even the whole society .
So,what is public figure?
public figure
A public figure is someone who has actively sought, in a given matter of public interest, to influence the resolution of the matter. In addition to the obvious public figures—a government employee, a senator, a presidential candidate—someone may be a limitedpurpose public figure. A limited-purpose public figure is one who voluntarily participates in a discussion about a public controversy, and has access to the media to get his or her own view across. One can also be an involuntary limited-purpose public figure— for example, an air traffic controller on duty at time of fatal crash was held to be an involuntary, limitedpurpose public figure, due to his role in a major public occurrence.
The personal affairs that is not related to public interst.
• So,what does privacy contain?
It contains:
Private information，such as addresses、physical defacts、 maritai status、family relationships、 financial condition and so on；
1) False Light-The plaintiff must prove a) the false light in which the other was placed would be highly offensive to a reasonable person; and b) the publisher had knowledge, or acted in a reckless disregard as to the falsity of the publicized matter and the false light in which the other was placed.
Car crash
On 31 August 1997, Diana was fatally injured in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, which also caused the death of her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed and their driver, Henri Paul
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So,what kind of actions can be called the Invasion of Privacy
Torts?
there are four invasion of privacy torts: false light, public disclosure of private facts, intrusion upon seclusion and misappropriation.
2) Public Disclosure of Private Facts-The plaintiff must prove that publicity is given to a matter concerning the plaintiff’s private life that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person, and is not of legitimate concern to the public
Access to the Privacy of a public figure
➢So,What is privacy？
Privacy
The ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively.
reporters’ chase
Many people think that, due to the reporters besieged, Princess Diana and boyfriend Dodi to get rid of a bunch of photographers chase.that causes the car accident in Paris, killing all of them on the spot.
Personal stuffs，like daily life、 social interaction and so on；
Personal space，including apartment、baggages and so on.
So,why should we protect the privacy of social figure?