Vanessa Hudgens Shares Long Message When Paparazzi Snapped Photos of Her at the Hospital After Giving Birth: 'Disappointed'

Becoming famous often means losing some privacy. We often see paparazzi snapping pictures of celebrities who are just trying to live their lives. This is normal and celebrities often accept it. Unfortunately, celebrity children have not accepted the same exposure, but they often have to deal with it. Vanessa Hudgens, who announced her pregnancy in March, has just given birth. And she is already expressing her frustration with the paparazzi after images of her child were taken without her permission.

Photos of Vanessa Hudgens leaving the hospital with her new baby have already gone viral thanks to a photographer who snapped photos of the new family from a distance. Hudgens posted a message on Instagram expressing her frustration with the situation, saying…

We are disappointed that our family’s privacy has been violated and exploited during this very special time because of the greed of a long-lens camera that feeds the media. Despite all of this, mom, dad and baby are happy and healthy.

You can imagine the shock of discovering photos of yourself on the Internet that you didn’t know were taken. It’s a feeling many celebrities have to deal with, but when those photos show you leaving the hospital with your newborn, the invasion of privacy must be particularly acute.

The first photo of a celebrity baby can often be a very valuable item, leading to situations like this where some photographers go to great lengths to get the shot. Some celebrities have been known to post such photos themselves specifically to prevent the paparazzi from taking advantage of their family in this way.

George Clooney once wrote to a publication asking them not to take pictures of his children because they didn’t agree to be exposed like he did. Billie Lourd has also had to deal with paparazzi taking pictures of her child. Lourd herself posts pictures of her family but never shows her child’s face.

Many celebrities do everything they can to keep their children out of the public eye. The first photo Suki Waterhouse posted of her child with Robert Pattinson did not show the child’s face. Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger’s children have never had their faces shown, despite many family photos still circulating on social media.

While it’s certainly frustrating for Vanessa Hudgens that someone would take pictures of her baby without her permission, now that it’s done, it hopefully means the new family will be left alone. The fact that everyone is healthy is the only real news anyone needs. If the parents want to show their baby to people, they’ll decide how and when to do so, and if they don’t, that’s okay. It’s no one else’s business.