Celebrities and Their Fans
Celebrity would not be possible without fans, people who love a musician or actress' work to the extent that they are willing to wait in line for hours to buy an album or purchase a movie ticket. Here are some celebrities that have accrued massive fan bases.
Lady Gaga
The eccentric pop diva has plenty of fans at her sold-out shows. These fans on CBS, dressed in various Gaga outfits, showcase the truly bizarre range of things Gaga has worn in public. Gaga fans can congregate at Lady-Gaga.net, which catalogues Gaga's tweets, gallery of appearances, and "propaganda."
Gaga knows all about obsessed fandom herself, which she sings about in her hit song "Paparazzi." At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, she concluded the song by swinging from a rope, covered in blood.
David Lynch
This cult director of Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive may seem a world away from the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood faces that adorn People magazine, but his dreamlike films have a devoted following. Lynch recently became a pioneer of "crowdsourcing" funding for independent films. He asked his fans to donate $50 each so that he can make a documentary about himself.
Angelina Jolie
With displays of off-camera showmanship like wearing Billy Bob Thorton's blood in a vial around her neck, it's no wonder that Angelina Jolie has so many fans waiting to see what she'll do next. There are several Jolie fan sites competing for your attention. Incredible Grace logs her media appearances and charitable work. Oh! Angelina has alternate headlines culled from news sources, such as Jolie's recent visit to a refugee camp in Afghanistan.
Michael Jackson
Even during the strange latter stages of Jackson's life and career, his true fans did not desert him. At every court appearance, not to mention every concert, there they were, moonwalking and shouting, "We love you, Michael!" MJ fans can track the albums being released posthumously through the Michael Jackson Fan Club, as well as any other Jackson-related news.
Sadly, some of Jackson's fans even committed suicide after his death in 2009. A failed attempt was made by Russia's foremost Michael Jackson impersonator, Pavel Talalayev, who told the paramedics, "I don't know why you saved my life, I want to be with him." More recently, Jackson fans are lobbying to get a new law passed that would make it illegal to defame the dead.