Oh, I absolutely agree that they don't owe the public anything. I just think it's a tad hypocritical to open that door and then disengage. In other words, they solicited public engagement and then ghosted everyone. Completely different if a news outlet first reported his hospitalization. But instead she posted a picture of her dad in medical distress and is surprised in the absence of a follow-up that people assumed the worst. Again, not owed any response from the family, but I find it odd that a handler (at least) didn't just jump in to simply say thanks for the well wishes, he's recuperating, and the family would like privacy.
And this is not a pass for the clickbaiter who made up the bullshit story. I was skeptical of it myself when I didn't see anyone else reporting it. They exploited the situation on both sides.
