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I don't usually read stuff like that, unless it concerns a celebrity who I really admire for their work. If I think it might affect whatever they're working on at the moment, maybe I'll glance at it casually.
Other than that, the celebs that usually get the headlines in tabloids(Angelina Jolie, Britney, Lindsey, Paris, etc) don't interest me in the slightest. I don't think their professional work is the best in the business, and what they do in their own time is something I really don't care about.
They got drunk, made an ass of themselves? Great. What bothers me is that they do normal stuff, and people pay so much attention to it.
Seriously, many people have a 18-23 year old phase where they occasionally get trashed, drive drunk, etc, the only difference is they're not getting photographed by 35 people every waking minute of their life. Regular people get a divorce, but they don't have millions reading about it and discussing it; Same thing with eating disorders, it's a pretty common thing with young women(and some men as well).
I tend to feel bad for celebs, sometimes, just because I think some of those who do get the attention wish they didn't. And I am certain however, that there are many of them who profit greatly from always being in the public eye, but in the end, that type of thing can be very unhealthy.
As for the american mainstream news agencies, it doesn't really bother me. Most of their news stories are worded and engineered to get higher ratings and views, and since celeb news works best in this society, if you have to compete with other news outlet to stay on top, go ahead. The news game has changed for many news outlets, and unfortunately they need to adapt.
Unless you're BBC, or some other already highly respected news corp., it's tough to attract a good readership without BS stories.
Well, that's why I read mostly BBC news. That, and I like to get world news, which you don't get in American news (except in good papers like the Times).
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