***this woman gets a pass***
Look at Ann Smith, Paris Hilton.
The "press" is making a fortune off them all so they will not go after them with criticism.
I guess it is also a function of what the liberal press sees as wrong. Sex, affairs, extramarital, drugs, drunkeness is never a problem. But make a politically incorrect statement and lookout - for example, Hardaway's anti-gay comments.
With regards to Hilton we have "heard" nothing but silence since her anti-black comments: "we're like a couple of n......" The press won't go after her. They make too much money off her.
My conclusion is it is a function of:
1) If the behavior is politically(liberally) incorrect vs. conservatively incorrect. If it offends conservatives who cares; if it offends liberals - a different story althogether.
2) There are financial interests in being critical or simply ignoring.
Hardaway is free to speak - unless he offends - the liberal media - plus they do not make money following his every move so they are happy to go after him.
With Spears they ove the gossip because it sells. So they just report it and leave the criticism out.
Hilton's racist comments probably offend them but they love how she makes them all money so they just ignore what she said.