I expected them to treat this like her status warranted. Maybe a night or day of passe coverage, then on to the next dumb thing.
It's a strange situation. She's spent the past how many years fucked up, making TV shows about how fucked up she is. All of a sudden, she's in the middle of a paternity mystery with 3 different shady suitors, and she refuses to allow for test to be taken. Then her son died. Two months later she dies. If you can't spot some tension, or a mystery here, I suggest looking again. Of course, there are also the Marilyn comparisons.
Why does the media care so much? Ratings. People eat this shit up.