She became a media sensation after she went online with hundreds if not thousands of texts, pictures and tweets. No, that is not normal. It’s also not normal to hire a paid publicist. Normally, this would be a non-story by now if she wasn’t constantly putting herself out there. Her daddy should have thrown away her cell phone unless the cops are giving her lots of rope.
I think you're on to something.
And teenage girls, especially those with no dad in the house, are quite flattered by the attentions of older men.