EDIT: Moved this reply to here from below.

It's not a requirement to live in those cities, but what if you just like living in NYC or LA because they're fun cities to live in? It seems unfair to say that just because you choose to live in those cities, you're an attention-monger.

Sure you might say you open yourself up to being stalked by cameras in these places, but you can't just assume they want to court those people by being in those places. You make it sound as if the choice is either live like a hermit and exile yourself from major cities/centers of culture or else you get what you deserve if you're hounded in these places.

For instance, I'm sure some stars purposefully set up "random" shots to keept their faces in the public mind. But if you're at this level of fame, you can't go anywhere without people knowing about it and filming you. Brad Pitt can't just walk down the street or go to a restaurant like you or I can without people around him saying, "Wow, it's Brad Pitt!" which inevitably draws the paparazzi who make their living off of his fame. Even if he didn't want them around there's little he could do about it unless he wants to become a complete recluse and never go out anywhere.