公众人物隐私权与大众知情权的冲突与平衡

Celebrities＇ Right of Privacy vs. Public Right to Information

公众人物隐私权的法律保护是现代法治国家对公民人身权保护的一项重要内容，然而对公众人物隐私权的保护又必然会与公民另一项权利——大众知情权发生冲突。隐私权要求社会尊重个人信息的保密性与个人生活的宁静；而知情权却要求社会多一些公开性，以满足人们的参政要求与精神文化需要。隐私权的范围越大，知情权的范围则越小，而且两者的冲突日趋明显。因此，在充分保障公民知情权的同时，又能恰当维护公众人物的隐私权，将二者有机地协调起来显得尤为重要。

Protection of celebrities＇ right of privacy is an important part of protection of personal rights practiced in countries of nomocracy. However, this right is in confliction with another right of citizens, i.e. the public right to information. The former requires that personal information be kept secrete as much as possible and personal right to live without being disturbed be respected. The latter, on the other hand, calls for more publicity of such information so that the public needs for participation in public affairs as well as for enrichment of cultural life. The more the right of privacy expands, the more the pubhc right to information contracts, forming a sharp contrast and thus an ever - increasing conflict. Therefore, it is particularly important to balance the two in such a manner that the public right to information is fully ensured while celebrities＇ privacy can be properly respected.