Being a celebrity means losing a valuable portion of the privacy afforded to normal people. It’s the price they pay for being rich, famous, and adored by millions. But in some arenas, say, hospitals or the U.S. State Department, celebs should be under the same protections as common folk. It’s not always the case. Hospital records get leaked all the time and really bored government drones get all up in celebrity passport files. The State Department’s Inspector General issued a report last week revealing that nine high profile passport files were accessed more than a hundred times over a six year period. Beyonce’s file was one of the most frequently accessed.

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