The famous make their money by being famous. They then commit acts that they do not wish to be common knowledge, knowing before they do them that they will hurt others / tarnish their own reputation.

This chain of events has not altered for hundreds of years. No famous people can decry that they had no idea that tabloids would make much of every facet of their life. And often they are gaining a lot of money for them doing so, both directly and indirectly. Their partners too are aware where the vast sums of money they have for their lives is coming from. If they don't like it - divorce them as can any other partner. The children are the only ones who had no choice in the matter, but then the law should not be there to assist those who are selfish to do as they wish.

There was always the choice to have the following courses:

  1. Be a nobody, and do whatever you want as no one cares - but be a lot poorer and no people to massage your ego.
  2. Behave in a manner that you are happy with other people knowing about.
  3. Be a narcissistic waste of space and deal with the consequences.


But of course the option that is wanted is the third with all the benefits of the first. A life of getting their own way has meant they see themselves as the "victims" in this, and they have the money to buy the lawyers with the clout to get their "mistakes" covered up.