Some have greatness thrust upon them...

It has been suggested that the press were justified in trying to publish the Ryan Giggs story, because it would have been exposing the hypocrisy behind his "nice boy" image.  Much the same was said about Tiger Woods.  But as far as I can see, Ryan Giggs never sought to put himself forward as anything other than a good footballer, any more than Tiger Woods sought to portray himself as anything other than a good golfer. To the extent that they were seen as whiter-than-white goody-two-shoes characters, this was down to the way the media portrayed them.  OK so they didn't gainsay it, but then you're hardly likely to stand up in public and declare yourself a philanderer are you?  Remember the old proverb - no man cries "Stinking fish for sale".  So we have the almost Alice in Wonderland situation where the media are using the persona they themselves have created for a celebrity as justification for attacking that celebrity when they fail to live up to it.  Talk about having your cake and eating it too!