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"As I was browsing the New York Times, I came across an interesting article on the media&amp;#039;s double standards between male and female celebrities regarding major personal issues like drugs, attempted suicides, legal trouble, etc... Basically, when male celebrities have major issues they tend to be able to shrug it off with a bad-boy image or it&amp;#039;s simply stated that he has an issue and is getting over it (end of story). There are usually a few stories, but rarely as major cover stories. On the other hand, female celebrities are &amp;quot;hounded&amp;quot; by media scrutiny and they&amp;#039;re problems are elaborated on over and over again.  When I thought about it, I saw truth to the claim. Who is recently on the cover of every tabloid magazine? Who&amp;#039;s release from jail was broadcasted on the news? Which twins dominated the media during their dramatic New York experience? But Owen Wilson&amp;#039;s attempted suicide story came and went fairly quickly and I bet most of you didn&amp;#039;t even know that Keifer Sutherland went to jail for drunk driving.  However, there are several arguments against this double standard. The audience to such tabloids as People and US Weekly are typically 70% females or more (who, in general, are fascinated with the lives of troubled females like Lindsay Lohan). Also, maybe some of these female celebrities crave the media attention and don&amp;#039;t put effort in staying out of the public eye like the male celebrities.   CG! readers, what&amp;#039;s your opinion?   Nicole M. Lee  CG! Business Editorial Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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