Celebrity gossip, banter, and rumors over flood newspapers, websites and become the top stories accompanied with the boldest headlines. They seem to draw as many hits, if not more, than the ongoing healthcare debate or the war in Iraq. And lucky for the American public those celebrities obviously can’t stop having extramarital affairs and are practically keeping the mainstream media in business, but seriously, enough is enough. Tiger Wood’s mistress is not news. It’s hardly a surprise. “Breaking” news regarding one of the greatest athletes of all time and his thirst for women other than his wife isn’t breaking; it’s an expectation, right Kobe?
This is no way condoning Woods behavior or saying that there is nothing wrong to cheat on your wife when you’re disgustingly rich and famous, but it’s not surprising, and if anything, the topic reads more like a weather report. These celebrity affairs that seem to dominate public conversation is a disgrace and cynical reflection of our society. Plus, the world should know by now there is no such thing as perfection, other than Tiger Woods’ golf game. He’s not paid to be your husband or father or marriage counselor. He’s simply unbelievably gifted with iron sticks but again, no one must remind you why he’s one of the most recognizable figures in the celebrity world.
Hugh Hefner echoed this opinion, but again, not a SURPRISE.
“I think the only surprise in it, quite frankly, is that anybody would be surprised," Hefner told E! News. "If you're a good-looking guy and young and healthy, the notion that there would be something else going on, well, marriage is just a convenience.”
And Hollywood, money, and marriage know more than a thing or two about convenience: it’s called marriage and that’s marriage to wealth and keeping status as a celebrity and someone of importance. Although, this is a society I’d prefer not to be apart of, it’s a reality, and not NEWS. There are reasons why Americans divorce at astronomical numbers.
According to Divorce Rate, “It is frequently reported that the divorce rate in America is 50%. This data is not accurately correct, however, it is reasonably close to actual. The Americans for Divorce Reform estimates that "Probably, 40 or possibly even 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce if current trends continue.", which is actually a projection.”
So, please pick up your jaw and shut your yapper the next time you’re in line at Starbucks ordering your non-fat decaf caramel macchiato and how appalling and atrocious some unassigned role model cheated on his wife, because you too are probably in the midst of your own settlement other than getting the proper amount of foam applied to your drink.
Cheating isn’t news. How Woods is able to pay for his car crash medical bills while millions of American are unable to is.
