In this case the press was specifically used to announce a personal matter. Personally, and this is just my opinion, it just didn't look right for a high-profile celebrity such as Lance Armstrong to announce that against all odds, he'd gotten his girlfriend pregnant, this after numerous well-publicized short-term romances since his divorce, all of which were undoubtedly known to his three children who look up to him and are looking for a good example to follow as they grow up. Lance's three children are all medical miracles since Lance is a cancer survivor who is alive against all odds, so the children are well publicized as part of his campaign to beat cancer. It's all a trail which is being used in his publicity for his foundation. The ending part about getting girlfriend # ??? since his divorce pregnant looked bad, my opinion, and to top it all off, the press announced it on Christmas Eve. It was like, "Don't you DARE think anything besides 'what a gift!', or you're a mean, awful Scrooge!

I usually don't get too wrapped up in celebrity gossip. I'll admit, sometimes I indulge a little. But this one really hit a bad note with me.

Deb