Yep.
Doesn't do much for women in general, or for those of us in the adult industry, either...
LIke 100proofBE said, America goes into a feeding frenzy when a (semi-) famous person goes off the deep end.
I suspect it's more of a cutlural thing - the Britons have the Royal Watch, we have Britney Watch. We (as Americans, particularly in the States) just can't be settled until our collective obsession has no more fuel. We must know everything there is to know. Is Britney really a virgin? Did Christina really blow Fred? Was Benji really a girl? I guess my attitude is, Who Cares? It's none of our business.
Do Europeans get as carried away about stars there? My understanding is that they do not. Am I wrong?
But then I get carried away on the "Who's Rainy?" bandwagon, along with everyone else...Oh well...