[9thLife]

Does anyone else think its weird that people publish such things about themselves openly?

I understand these are "celebrities" who actively managing their public images, but even that's weird.

Whose business is it, really?

And who cares, anyway?

[MD Expat in PA]

Does anyone else think its weird that people publish such things about themselves openly?

Yes and no. I think a lot of times “celebrities” put out these types of statements, usually upon the advice of their publicist, in order to get out in front of the tabloids. If you can say in your own words (or what your publicist writes for you) that, “Yes. We broke up but it was mutual and amicable, due to conflicting schedules, career demands, but we still care for each other, blah, blah, blah”, that “may” take the wind out of the more salacious tabloid stories – stories true or untrue or only partially true.

[discostu]

Entertainment Tonight averages around 5 million viewers. And that’s just one of the gossip rags. Lots of people care, they probably shouldn’t, but they do.