I suppose hate for Lucy may be on the rise, but that's what comes with more fame. She's certainly gaining her fair share of supporters, too (if Twitter is any indication). From what I can tell based on interviews and her Twitter, she seems just as nice, genuine and down-to-earth as she ever has.
She definitely puts herself "out there" more than the other girls, but I wouldn't call her a media or fame whore. She's successfully doing what most people in the business strive for. I'm actually quite proud of her for getting her name around. Being the face of Bongo with Ashley, on the latest cover of Cosmopolitan, hosting Fashion Night Out next month, signing a record deal etc. 2012 has been a great year for her so far.
As for "pushing" Troian at the TCA's, some people are blowing that WAY out of proportion. If you watch the video you'll see that when Ashley went to speak she accidently nudged Lucy with her shoulder and squished her a little. Sure she could have handled it better, but she just wanted Troian to move a bit to give her room. Troian is close to Lucy and I'm betting she didn't take offense to Lucy's little nudge. There's no reason for anyone else to either.
I wouldn't say Lucy is ALWAYS front and center for interviews, but my guess is in some of the cases it's because she's the shortest. Also, who's to say it was HER decision to be front or center? Often it's up to the coordinators of the interviews/shoots. I remember people giving her crap for speaking first at the TCAs, but that was most likely what the producers had planned. And, who knows, maybe the other girls don't like having as much attention on them and would rather Lucy take it.
There's one thing I will partially agree with you on - though, for different reasons - and that is that PLL is the worst thing that's happened to her. It's great because she's more recognizable now (which, as I've said, I LOVE that she's becoming more famous/successful). But it's bad because the show has gotten awful and the writers treat Lucy like crap. She deserves much much better material to work with.
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