public personage

public personage
A person who, by his accomplishments, fame, or mode of life, or by adopting a profession or calling which gives the public a legitimate interest in his doings, has rendered his affairs and his character matters of public interest, thereby relinquishing at least a part of his right of privacy. 41 Am J1st Priv § 18.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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