No divorce is easy, especially for those celebrities who find their marital turmoil at the center of media scrutiny.  

But, if you know anything about the papparazzi and the public, they have to know what’s going on. Who did what? Why? Did someone cheated? All the biggies. I’m getting ahead of myself with the question, but I’ll pose it anyway: How do celebrities balance their need for privacy with the public’s need for information?

The mainstream media and the gossip sites (Perez Hilton) reported that singer P!nk (Alicia Moore) and motorcross rider Carey Hart separated after two years of marriage.

With rumors about a coming divorce going around for months, everyone wondered if this was the real deal. Instead of waiting to hear more news about it on the mainstream sites, P!nk answered my questions directly.

Don’t get your hopes up because I didn’t receive a phone call or an e-mail. P!nk posted a blog on her MySpace page that explained the separation. She also asked her fans to support Hart. 

This exemplifies what a celebrity can do to get the message out to who’s important while keeping away the paparazzi. Anyone who is P!nk’s friend on MySpace and subscribed to her blogs will get a notice that she posted something.

I know I’m beating a dead horse, but celebrities need to take note: Feedback! Feedback! Feedback!

At the core of public relations is the feedback between entertainers and their fans. P!nk could have done interviews and media tours about her divorce but who would want to go through that? And for what reason? With the power of the MySpace blog at her fingertips, P!nk was able to get the story out as fast as possible without having to exploit any wounds by talking to the media.

Also, she was able to get hundreds of comments from her fans that wished her well.

P!nk and Carey Hart image courtesy of tvguide.com

P!nk image courtesy of pinkspage.com

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