Why in the world would you be “touchy” about this, or any other, celebrity couple? Things that happen in the public happen in the public.
Ah, but my dear BayGBM, ...Brad & Jen's marriage did not disintegrate in public, ...it did so in private.
It was the media and inquisitive voyeurs that kept throwing a public spotlight on a very painful experience for all 3
This actors know this and chose this life--and they choose to stay in this life.
That's not entirely correct. The public spotlight is not what they chose, it unfortunately is a very heavy price they are sometimes unfortunately required to pay. Promoting a film is one thing, and yes, they can and should be expected to do interviews, and make appearances in connection with the promotion of a project, ...however, the constant appetite for more than info about the project too frequently goes too far, and becomes invasive to the point of persecution. No one chooses to be persecuted. That's like saying the rock star who has his limbs torn off by overly-eager, and overly-aggressive fans who just wanted a piece of him, knew what he was getting into when he first picked up a guitar. NOT SO. Sometimes people and the media just go too far. And to be dismissive of a person's right to privacy is insensitive and out-of-touch with reality. These are PEOPLE first & foremost, and quite frequently too many forget that.
In a very real sense, they feed off this attention.
no, the agents, studios, tabloids etc... feed off the attention. The performers themselves are eaten alive by it.
There are many ways to be an actor and not be in a media circus: work in your local dinner theater, on Broadway, etc. There are even plenty of A list “stars” who do not cultivate a public following. Brad, Jen, and Agelina have all chosen to go in a different direction. Privacy as you and I know it is out the window...
However, when you win an Oscar it's pretty difficult NOT to have a following, ...especially if you are a very popular actor, or involved in a runaway hit. To say any of those 3 actors "cultivated" a public following is ludicrous. It was thrust upon them.
Mind you, there are those publicity seeking whores for want of a better word who would do anything to get their names in the press. We've seen more than a lifetime's worth of those recently (no need to mention any names), but none of the three examples you cited in this thread match that profile in the least.
I find this interesting. Unless you were high school sweethearts, your current man/bf/hubby had a social life long before he met you. Presumably, he has had a gf or two, and he may well have strayed or cheated on his previous love. If a man HAS strayed with a previous girlfriend, would you want to know? Do you feel you have a right to know? Do you expect him to volunteer this? Do women routinely ask men if they have episodes of infidelity in their past? I have never known a woman to do this.
Is this one of those cases where denial or not knowing a truth makes you feel better?
As far as I am concerned, what happened in a man's past is just that... his past. It doesn't equal his future.
I have had one ex volunteer the fact that he had cheated on a previous girlfriend. It nearly broke my heart to see the pain he experienced just recalling that. He truly truly cared for her, ...unfortunately his rise to fame came at a time when he was still too immature, and unprepared to deal with the various temptations that came along the way. He had women throwing themselves at his feet, ...and he behaved like a spoiled kid in a candy store, and he cheated on her. It destroyed the trust they had, and she left him, and it still hurts him to this day recalling what a fool he was to destroy such a wonderful relationship for a piece of tail. It ended up hurting him more than it hurt her in the long run because he has to live with the fact that it was HIM who threw it all down the drain. The pain he experienced was enough to make him never want to go through that again or to cause that kind of pain to someone else ever again. I don't have a problem with an admission of a past infidelity. Serial cheaters on the other hand... I want no part of. And any guy who would even try to cultivate a relationship with me while in another relationship with someone else... he's barking up the wrong tree. It would have to be an epiphany unlike anything ever before for someone like that to get in with me. Yet another reason while I feel for Angelina. I know the soul searching she has done over this, ...and believe me... it wasn't easy. Now, ...in the interest of not infringing on her privacy, I'll say no more.
