Why the obsession with deaths of celebrities than of the average Joe?

Magazine and newspaper headlines have been bemoaning celebrity deaths of 2016. Whether the rate of death for celebrities was actually higher than usual is still up for debate. Truth is, I do not know if the numbers are higher but until we have actual figures I will speculate. It is my thought that the seemingly high rate stem from the personas of those who passed versus the actual rate.
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Natalie Campbell-Rodriques