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Although every couple should have the luxury to keep their issues private, as celebrities this luxury is no longer available. Celebrities are humans, however to the public they are placed on a higher pedestal. With, any time these celebrities are knocked off that “pedestal” it is a story that almost every consumer wants to know about. Tiger Woods has always maintained a clean reputation and not to mention could be considered one of the best golf players of our time. So, when it was reported that he had gotten into an accident, of course the public would be concerned for his wellbeing. That is until the rest of the story reveals his wife was chasing him with a golf club, which is probably the reason he wrecked the vehicle. Although infidelity is a common story that’s told about couples, it’s not a story that the public would believe about the star athlete. When it comes to journalism controversy will always be a great story but knowing that these seemingly “perfect” celebrities have similar issues just like the “regular” people it will always be a top story. As journalist, our priority is the public. So, if the public is interested, it’s our job to not only report about it but to also get to the root of the story. Unfortunately, the root of his accident, could have been running from a heartbroken wife. As a celebrity the hardest task to do, is to protect their privacy, but that comes with the “job”. They are celebrities because they are known for their skills or in some cases just their names. For whatever the reason, the public are obsessed with celebrities, whether that be in the best of times or the worse. I think it was only right that the public was made aware of what was really going on behind this “perfect athlete and his perfect life”.

References:

"Tiger Woods' 5 years of scandal and misery since infamous crash"

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Christina