Why do we care?

This is a little outdated but it's something that's been rattling around inside for several weeks.
The aftermath of Anna Nicole Smith's death left a sordid mess that, apparently, the legal system is ill-equipped to straighten out.
There is isn't a celebrity death in my memory that equaled the circus quality of Smith's. The only recent comparison was that of Princess Diana, but the world's reaction carried a different tone - shock, dismay, disbelief.
Those left to claim a right to Smith's child - and her elusive fortune - made a mockery of her life, which already was fraught with complications - some self-induced, some not.
Despite her behavior in life, she should have been allowed at least a thimble-full of dignity in her death.
No such luck.
And, not long afterward, we followed Britney Spears' yo-yo rehab saga, checked out her latest tattoos and wondered aloud why she decided to go the Sinead O'Connor route with the hairstyle.
But, with Spears and Smith alike, I have to ask, why do we care?
I think it's because most of us think that those with money and fame are somehow closer to the divine than the rest of us - and we're puzzled when they act human or worse.
If we had a better understanding of the divine, we would realize that neither money, nor fame, can create spiritual enlightenment or bring us any closer to God.
The only thing money and fame seems to bring anybody is more - more stuff and often more problems.
So let's let Smith rest in peace and Spears get herself together.
Just like we'd do for anyone else.