[1] The term has also come to be used to refer to intrusions on videographed sessions, such as interviews and news reports, either by parties the video producers did not intend to feature or by unforeseen, often whimsical, acts.
[2][3][4] This can easily occur when a subject is interviewed at home, as has become common in the 21st century and was especially so during lockdowns ordered by governments during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Various measures can be taken to prevent gate crashers from gaining access such as increasing security, requiring credentials or checking invitations at the door.
[9] She went by the name Missy Laws at the time and details how she crashed dozens of celebrity-filled events, major award shows[10] and even got past Secret Service to interview the president.
[12] Her memoirs, Undercover Debutante (2019)[13] and Rebel in High Heels (2015), include some of her gate crashing escapades.