[Borges]

I don’t know what any of this has to do with someone’s sex. As I’ve said when people like Mark Twain and Will Rogers died it was huge news.

[ansel12]

You don’t even know what sex has to do with this?

Are you young, too young to remember how the 1960s also destroyed media and news?

[GreenHornet]

I don’t know what any of this has to do with someone’s sex. As I’ve said when people like Mark Twain and Will Rogers died it was huge news.

You are correct. The death of a national celebrity has always been big news. The death of Rudolph Valentino is another example. The difference today is that, with 24 hour news cycles, outlets like TMZ, Entertainment Tonight, and the cable news channels, these stories quickly reach the point where they are no longer "news", and become exploitation.