This is my synopsis of the Roger Ebert vs Perez Hilton thing.
Ebert
eople who kill themselves are jackasses
Perez Hilton and TMZ:How dare you criticize the integrity of someone, you're heartless and a horrible person.
Irony. Perez Hilton and TMZ make a living off of skewering people living or dead. I think its more of generational or culture(counterculture) thing than anything.
Most people don't appreciate the lifestyle of the rich and/or famous youth that flame out like they do all the time. IMO its hard to feel sorry for someone who made a lot of money and made an impression on the youth from basically being a total idiot. The guy was obviously not very concerned about his welfare for many years when doing stuff that gets you injured is your claim to fame.
When that bites you on the ass, its hard to say, "wow totally sad and unexpected". The whole playing with fire will get you burned thing, you know?