[kaybe]

Germany has the concept 'people of public interest' for which different rules concerning media appearance and photographs apply. Politicians are an example. You could argue that it applies in this case as well.

Wrong country of course, but the idea as an ethical code is out there, that the public has some right for information on some, and only some, people.

[smacktoward]

U.S. law has a similar concept; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure.