"As purveyors or consumers of such news, we are all complicit"

[eyestars]

A journalist encourages consumers and the media to realize their negative effect on the lives (and sometimes, tragic deaths) of the stars. Here Spears is likened to Monroe, revealing painful insight about the propensity towards suicide by a media-battered star:

"Hollywood scandals are as old as -- well, Hollywood. And I am old enough to remember the

Comments

[fuzzywallet]

To tell the truth, I think that she is harmed more by the pity people feel for her than for the disdain others do. I consider the paparazzi to be an occupational hazard for these men and women. It is tragic, sure, but I think it's time we all moved on with our lives.

Are you more offended by someone who simply doesn't like you, or someone who openly pities you? For me, it is the latter.