Society gossips - the one's following other people (8)
I believe the answer is:
stalkers
'society gossips the one's' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'following other people' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'stalk' (stalk is a kind of following).
'other people' becomes 'ers' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'stalk'+'ers'='STALKERS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stalkers that I've seen before include "They track animals - or follow people" , "People who pursue others stealthily, as some men do women" , "They stealthily follow people or animals" , "They follow people with sinister intent" .)