A pretty young women experiences Death by Diddling while watching porn with her vibrator and you don't think that is newsworthy? It could lead to some interesting headlines.
Vixen's Vagal Vapor-lock due to Vacillating Vibrator
Doxie's Diddling Delivers Death by Downloading
Blond Bites the dust with Battery Buddy By her Bed
Lady Liquidated with Laptop Lascivious Luxuriation
It is rather an unusual story. Is this somehow worse than what the tabloids publish about who is dating/dumping/F-ing/cheating with whom?
This women is dead, it is not like she is going to be embarrassed or this story will have an adverse effect on her career.
It was like the story of David Carradine. It sells newspapers and that is the sole purpose of a newspaper... profit.
Seriously, while this is a tragic accident, it is not any more or less "offending" that other simulator stories.