There's no easy answer. On the one hand, if you want to be a sucessful working actor, you need a widespread fan base - and ergo fame comes with it (along with, I must note, MILLIONS of dolllars). Let's face it, for the most part, most actors barely etch out a living - rich movie star sounds like the better alternative to me, over starving actor. UNLESS you fall into the almost perfect in-between niche by making a living being what I call "THAT GUY" - that is, the true working actor you see in a MILLION films but never know who the guy (or girl) is - paparrazzi scum is part of the deal. (Kevin Spacey was a THAT GUY years ago. Same with Philip Seymour Hoffman until fairly recently. I would say a guy like William Fichtner remains a "THAT GUY" to the majority of the public.) So to a degree this is the price one pays for fame and fortune.
Both sides of the argument have validity. Jake chose to be a movie star, and to a DEGREE, should be willing to put up with these scumbags (and believe me, I think these paps are parasites as well). Believe me, there are hundreds of formerly famous actors in the "has-been" Hollywood dustbin that would KILL for a second chance at fame.
Having said that, on the flip side, it irritates me to no end that these parasites have relentlessly trolled around the West Village and Soho, day after day, looking for Jake. I was in the West Village the other day, and for the first time in the 15 plus years I have been here, I saw 3-4 paps roaming around with telephoto lenses. I knew who they were looking for - and honestly, as a New Yorker, I felt disgusted and invaded - like the city was overrun by bugs - LOL (believe me, it already is at times!) I guess when Jake first arrived here in NYC, I was OK with the first, second day photos - he's visiting, big family news, etc. etc., there is some reason to take a photo - but these loser paps have just NOT stopped - and it's been TWO weeks. Believe me, I'm no saint, I enjoy seeing Jake - but I do think a line was crossed at some point here. Enough is enough.