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A Sim's celebrity status ranges from 1 to 5 stars. Players can tell whether a Sim is a celebrity or not by hovering the pointercursor atover the Sim. The celebrity level will be displayed along with their namesname. Sims cannot socialize automatically towith celebrities. Ordinary Sims and lower-level celebrities must greet and impress them first in order to unlock social interactions with them. Sims who meet celebrities at work don't need to impress them, though. The '''Map to the Stars''' [[lifetime reward]] is able to show the whereabouts of all celebrities around the town depending on their celebrity level.

From map view, celebrity houses are recognized as a housemarked with a star in golden map tag. Sims cannot click on it to visit their home. Sims must manually go to their house and use the call box. If they don't know the Sims or dislike them, they won't allow them to enter.

[[File:Celebrityjournal.png|thumb|250px|Celebrity Journal]]

The first way to become a celebrity is to impress one. Several premade [[neighborhood]]s, such as [[Bridgeport]], [[Barnacle Bay]], and [[Hidden Springs]] already have premade celebrities. Pre-''[[Late Night]]'' neighborhoods, adventure destinations, and [[Starlight Shores]], however, don't have celebrities. If players don't have ''Late Night'', Sims will not be recognized as a celebrity, even if the [[expansion pack]] is installed later.

Sims must greet a 1-star celebrity, as higher star celebrities might reject being greeted. Sims then must impress them aboutwith their [[skill]]s, [[career]]s, wealth, or name other celebrities they've known. The higher the skills, career levels, and money the Sim has, the more likely the celebrities will accept them. If Sims fail to impress them, they will reject socializing with them. [[Mean Spirited]] and [[Evil]] celebrities will reject them meanly. If a Sim has already met them through work (i.e. boss or co-worker) the game acts like they have already been impressed.

Certain traits of the celebrities will make them easier to be impressed, as long as the traits are related to the skills and careers.<ref>[[Disciplined]] trait does not influence [[Martial Arts]] skill. Furthermore, post-''Late Night'' skills and careers are never updated to the celebrity system, so [[Riding]], [[Alchemy]], [[Science (skill)|Science]], [[Street Art]], and [[Scuba Diving]] skills are not influenced to [[Equestrian]], [[Supernatural Fan]], [[Socially Awkward]], [[Avant Garde]], and [[LoveLoves To Swim]] traits, respectively.</ref>

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[[Easily Impressed]] celebrities will be influenced withby any skills and careers. [[Snob]]s aren't impressed with wealth. Additionally, Sims with [[Star Quality]] trait can impress celebrities faster. Certain traits of the celebrity may also conflict with a skill; for example, [[loner]]s will be less impressed by the [[charisma]] skill.

On occassionsoccasion, Sims with certain skills may receive a skill opportunity which also makes them a celebrity. This includes skills like Painting, Gardening and Cooking.

When the children of a celebrity grow up to the child stage, there is a 50% chance they will inherit their parents' celebrity status regardless ofif either one orof boththeir parents are celebrities. They will inherit 60-80% of the highest celebrity level of the children's parents. This means that a 5-star celebrity's child may be a 3-star or 4-star celebrity when they grow up.

Impressing celebrities provides celebrity points, but befriending them will give extra points. Below isare the points Sims will earn, depending on their relationship status.

* Friend: 1,000 points

* Good friend: 500 points

* Best friend: 1,000 points

* BFF: 1,500 points

* Romantic interest: 1,100 points

* Partner: 1,750 points

* Fiancée: 2,000 points

* Spouse: 3,000 points

* Having the [[Star Quality]] trait.

* Reaching level 4 in [[Film]] career.

Several [[bar]]s, [[clubClub (The Sims 3: Late Night)|clubs]]s, and [[lounge]]s have VIP access which require a certain level of celebrity status. Lounges usually require higher celebrity level than clubs, and clubs are higher than bars. VIP room features better facilities, and usually other celebrities can be found hanging out there as well.

Celebrities might get discounts when they shop at the  [[bookstore]], [[supermarket]], [[diner]], [[bistro]], [[market]]{{Vgversion|TS3:WA}}, [[consignment store]]{{Vgversion|TS3:A}}, when ordering at the bar, or getting a [[spa]] treatment. The higher the celebrity level, the more likely it is the Sim will get the discount. Additionally, they might not even get charged for the service. As Sims get discounts, they will also get the positive "Get Recognized" [[moodlet]].

[[File:Super-stretchTV.jpg|thumb|250px|Super-Stretch Television Experience]] Receiving freebies is one of the perks of being a 2-star celebrity. The higher the level of a celebrity, the better the value of the freebies. Several objects are exclusively available to celebrities. These objects are only obtainable by becoming a 5-star celebrity. These objects include:

{{Main|Paparazzi}}

As Sims get more famous, they might be followed by paparazzi. Sims can call them over when they're around to draw attention. They might take photographs of the Sims and even ask for autographs. Paparazzi can also appear in adventure destinations.{{Vgversion|TS3:WA}}. Paparazzi mightmay stalkbecome celebritiesannoying atand excessively follow the Sim around on community lots or even to their own homes. InPaparazzi ordercan tobe preventmitigated this,through celebritythe housesuse mustof always[[barrier berope]]s enclosedon community lots, and by surrounding celebrity houses with a fence and have a front gate with a call box.

[[File:FalselyAccused!.png|thumb|300px|A celebrity being falsely accused of being arrested.]] Sims must not expose their bad habits, especially in front of paparazzi. It might cause celebrities to be publicly disgraced. The actions can be exposed even if no one is around. Here is the list of actions that might publicly disgrace celebrities. The chance of being caught by paparazzi is increased in descending sort.

*[[Affair|Cheating]]

*Biting someone in public (If they are a vampire)

* Sims can dispel rumors to other Sims, which will shorten the moodlet by ±7 hours. It takes time to dispel rumors to the same person again, but they can dispel rumors to different Sims.

* Sims can sue for slander at the [[city hall]]. The legal fees might cost from §50 to §3,000. The higher a Sim's celebrity level is, the higher the cost. Suing for slander may be successful or failed. If it's successful, Sim's public disgrace will be cleared and they will be given settlement payout of §200 to §10,000, depending on Sim's celebrity level. There's 65% base chance Sims will successfully win the case, and the chance is added by 5% if Sims have [[Lucky]], [[Charismatic]], [[Star Quality]] traits, "Cheery Cherry", and "Lucky Lime" moodlets, or subtracted by 5% if Sims have [[Unlucky]] and [[Loser]] traits. The percentage chance is capped though, so it will not go higher than 80%.

* Sims can pay off paparazzi at the [[office building]]. It costs §350, §800, §1,600, §3,000, or §5,000 depending on the Sim's celebrity level.

* Sims can deflect scandal to other celebrities at the office building. The chance is higher if the Sim has high celebrity level. Both successful and failed outcomes will result in loss of relationship with the target, but the effect is worse for the latter. If the deflection is successful, the target will get the "Publicly Disgraced" moodlet.

* Prior to [[The Sims 3/Patch 38|patch 1.38]], there was no way to disable celebrity system to prevent the player's Sims from becoming a celebrity.

* Public disgrace will still lower relationships even if the Sim has completed the Super Friendly skill challenge.

* [http://www.simsnetwork.com/simpedia.php?gamescom2010=ts3ep3 SimsNetwork - The Sims 3 Late Night @ Gamescom 2010]

* [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/thesims3latenightexpansionpack/news.html?sid=6275284&mode=previews GameSpot - The Sims 3: Late Night Exclusive Hands-On - A Brief Look at the New Expansion]

* [http://www.sims3nieuws.nl/previews/the-sims-3-late-night-preview/ Sims3niewus - Late Night preview]

* [http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1112311p1.html IGN - GamesCom 2010: Late Night preview]