Over-Exposed Celebs: What Gives?

The buzz from this past Sunday's Oscars is still circulating; but not necessarily for all the right reasons. Instead of newspapers, magazines, and television shows focusing on the talented individuals who took home Academy Awards, they are focusing all their attention to Angelina Jolie's exposed right leg and J.Lo's wardrobe malfunction. According to recent reports, both of these buzzed-about moments went viral on Twitter within seconds and also gained enough attention to form their own Twitter accounts: @Angiesrightleg and @JLosNipple. Really people?

It's not that I disagree with these topics being highly talked about because honestly, who doesn't enjoy an occasionally funny wardrobe malfunction or over-exposed body part? But what I am beginning to wonder is how far celebrities will go to grab the attention of the media. It is obvious that many celebrities see these award ceremonies as opportunities to turn heads and provide publicity for themselves, using Sacha Baron Cohen's Seacrest prank as a recent example. Understandably so, it is the nature of the business to want a little media coverage but have Hollywood women completely lost all classiness when trying to do so? 

The 2012 Oscars was surely not the first time that celebrity’s wardrobes grabbed all the media attention. Other instances such as Tara Reid's accidental flashing in 2009 and J.Lo's plunging GrammyVersace dress in 2000 made heads turn and people talk for years to come. It is understandable that sometimes accidents do happen, but after a while the public stops believing it was accidental and it is made out to be more of a PR stunt. If these accidents keep on happening, wouldn't you think that Hollywood's leading ladies might want to think about covering up a bit more to avoid these mishaps? They don't. That is why I think many of them are planned.

I can't completely blame the celebrities though because the media goes crazy over these types of incidents. Celebrities are almost guaranteed media coverage if they flash a body part or two. That may be part of the problem. Why does the media go so crazy over something as insignificant as Angelina Jolie's skinny bare leg and turn it into a topic that will is talked about on a universal level?

Personally I feel bad for the Oscar winners of the night who worked so hard and deserved to be in the spotlight for the night, only to be overshadowed by the hyped-up wardrobe buzz. I think the media should go back to basics when dealing with celebrity coverage and more accurately decide what is “defined as “news” and what is not.