Anyone can be a celebrity

Hello, solo and thank you for accepting. I will rebut your examples of Terri Schiavo, Scott Peterson, and Paris Hilton. These each deserve their own rebuttal. The french city first. Paris Hilton: She was born into an incredibly wealthy and influential family, and by doing this and OTHER STUPID THINGS (I.E DUI, jail). Without being born into one of the largest hotel chains in the country, she would have been a nobody. Now for the feeding tube national controversy: Terri Schiavo: She collapsed and was rushed to the hospital, losing oxygen on the way, causing severe brain damage that caused a nationwide controversy about her well-being and the decision of her parents vs. The decision of her husband, the person she chose to care for her over the people that were legally responsible for caring for her. Her husband wanted her feeding tube removed, but the parents thought she was still conscious, so they insisted she keep on living in pain. She became a celebrity because of the people around her, much like paris hilton. She had so many different opinions around her that it caused a national controversy, thus bringing her family unwanted and national fame. Some people associated with her might have wanted celebrity hood to overtake her, so that others would take up her cause. This was not an unpredicted and out-of-the-blue celebrity hood. Last but not least, the wife and unborn child killer (alleged). Scott Peterson: He supposedly killed his wife and his unborn baby. His fame comes from being a serious and nationally televised criminal. He supposedly killed, books were written about him, and he went to jail. I wish to quote from the wikipedia page you gave me the link to: "Initially, Peterson requested court-appointed counsel and the Stanislaus County Public Defender's office was appointed to represent him. Chief Deputy Public Defender Kent Faulkner and Deputy Public Defender Maureen Keller were the attorneys assigned to the case. Subsequently, Peterson indicated that he had sufficient funds to hire private counsel and attorney Mark Geragos took over his representation. On January 20, 2004, due to intense media attention and increasing hostility to Peterson in the Modesto area, a judge moved Peterson's trial from Modesto to Redwood City, California. The trial, the People of the State of California vs. Scott Peterson, began in June 2004 and was followed closely by the media. The lead prosecutor was Rick Distaso, and Mark Geragos led Peterson's defense. Prosecution witness Amber Frey engaged her own attorney, Gloria Allred, to protect her from the news media. Allred was not bound by the gag order imposed on everyone else involved in the trial. Although she maintained that her client had no opinion as to whether Peterson was guilty, Allred was openly sympathetic to the prosecution. She appeared frequently on television news programs during the trial,[16] and seemed to criticize the defense at every opportunity. Allred was key in keeping many facts about her client's past from the public eye.[17] Some claim[citation needed] that she was instrumental in turning public opinion against Peterson. Amber Frey's father, Ron, also engaged a lawyer, in an attempt to be released from the gag order.[18]" More specifically when it talks about the media and the impact of this Amber Frey person. Due to the never-lacking-of-presence media, and the intensity of Ms. Frey, the entire country found out about this trial and its happenings. Thus pushing Scott Peterson into celebrity hood. Terri Schiavo, Paris Hilton, and Scott Peterson were all "celebrities" (by your definition), but were that because of something. None of these people were nobody's before they became celebrities. By my definition of Celebrity (wordnet, dictionary.com), none of these people are celebrities: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed. Thank you and I await your rebuttal.