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There's a huge difference between celebrity attention whores who want their names in the news no matter what (see the season end of "Extras") and those who have high-profile jobs (actors/musicians) who manage to keep themselves out of the gossip rags.
The former get whatever they deserve, because they actively seek that attention. Don't you think that Lindsay, Britney, etc. knew there'd be crotch shots of them getting out of cars? Of course they did but they need the attention so badly they don't care if they degrade themselves to get it.
Contrast them with others who do their jobs but keep their personal lives out of the spotlight because they don't want the negative attention. I'm going to suggest the Harry Potter kids as an example. Do you ever see any of them in gossip columns, even in Britain? No, because they know how to behave, and they recognize that kids look up to them as examples. Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson are known worldwide, and yet they've managed to keep their personal lives private and have about as normal a life as they can because they're not out there making fools out of themselves on a regular basis. Or at all, in fact. It's also why they don't have paparratzzi chasing after them, as they don't do anything scandalous. Good for them.
