Is Jackpot Winner Entitled To Privacy?

RE: Mystery surrounds Idaho winner of $190 million /Nicholas Geranios, Associated Press

JThompson: The story is compelling because of its rags to riches angle, her troubled past, and the fact that her ex may have legal rights to half of her winnings. News reporters aren’t going to back away from such a juicy story. They will flush her out eventually. In addition, she could have provided them with a better photograph but she apparently chose not to so the press is left with a mug shot.

Question: An Associated Press story about local Mega Millions winner Holly Lahti that includes old booking photos of her estranged husband and her upset some commenters when I posted it over the weekend. They believe Holly Lahti has a right to her privacy despite her recent good fortune. What do you think?