Grief is a transparent veil we are often forced to wear. Even though others may not be able to see it—indeed, it’s desired that it be obscured—it nevertheless hangs over our heads. No matter our circumstances, we as humans all share in the common emotion at some point or another, because we all inevitably lose somebody close to us.
One thing that we as fans can be guilty of at times is to strip our celebrities of their right to a basic level of humanity, expecting them to always only perform, whether that is in their profession or in their public presentation.