[Just_Smith]

I'm not sure if it qualifies as lying when both involved parties are aware of it. Escapism isn't the same as deception, as one entails a person willfully relinquishing reality and the other entails a person subversively creating a false reality for another.

[sandworm101]

On screen, both sides realize the lie. But being a modern actor is just as much about life off screen. Celeb culture, starting with stage names, is all about manipulating how people percieve your realworld persona. The people reading the celeb websites really do believe the lies.