why did we have to see the courtship, then?

[veronica_rich]

I don't care about celebrities' personal lives, by and large, so the particulars behind the whole Katie-Tom divorce are not my business anyway. But here's what I want to know: Why is it every time this happens to a high-profile couple, the statement is almost always a variation of "please respect their privacy at this time?"

Where was their own respect for their own privacy when Tom was leaping on a sofa, or they were canoodling up and down the Seine on that boat? (Or was that the Thames? Gosh, I forget; sorry.) Where was it during their whole loud, brash, very public, wave-it-in-your-face teeny tiny courtship? If you want privacy for bad personal stuff in your life, then want it for the good personal stuff, too. Lots of celebrities go out of their way to keep their dating life relatively quiet, or simply acknowledge the press and move on if spotted.

And the puzzling part is, it's not like Tom Cruise has needed stunts to buoy his career since maybe the 80s - he's always in plenty of notable films, and he's a good actor. Weird.

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[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Well, okay, let me put it this way: If they don't want me to take a prurient interest when things go south, don't behave in a manner that invites a prurient interest when things are good. *G*

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

I agree. I was just feeling especially tolerant when I wrote that. It helps that I managed to avoid all that hype and only heard about it. ;)