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I agree that control would probably be the central objective here, but that's because I think to recognize an abusive dynamic, and abuse works via control. Hence an abuser is always concerned with establishing and maintaining control over the person they are abusing.
What I don't agree with is that, well sorta like the "central, most baseline underlying culprit", is being a celebrity and "cash cow", as you say.
Sure, in this particular case it looks like among the things he may "have to offer", a capacity to function as something like a "doorway to fame and attention" might be what is most desired from him, and thus what he looks to be targeted for in the dynamic that is seen. And yeah, money may also likely be a thing of interest.
And of course, money and fame are things that draw extra many of those people in who in some way may want to take advantage - but I'd say that's more so because "fame and fortune" is essentially like a huuuge flashing light, broadcasting the message "there's something to go after here" in a way that can even be seen from afar.
However, having money and fame in and of itself is not what is making people vulnerable to abuse.
And riches and fame are also not the only things that are attracting people who want to take advantage or who are abusive. I've never had either of the two, and yet I had to eventually come to the realization that besides having been prone to getting targeted by abusive people (which had been the easier part to suss out the "why" for, given that I grew up with abuse), I have also been pretty much like a magnet for people who were, at the end of the day, essentially "taking advantage of me", even if often in way less obvious ways (to me, they were even so "not obvious" that I didn't even realize it was happening for the longest time).
It actually puzzled the heck out of me when this realization started to slowly creep in, because I hadn't even thought of myself as someone that people could be trying to get some "gain" out of - cause, what exactly would that be? Like, I wasn't even really aware that I "had" things that quite a few people were actually perceiving as quite desirable to get access to (which that, frankly, in and of itself is a vulnerability, and comes down to poor self-image / issues with sense of self-worth).
But anyway, my point is, it can actually be many different things - material as well as immaterial - that can be like "flashy desirables" to others, and probably everyone has at least a few things to offer that would appear desirable to some other people - whether that's desirable to receive or desirable to obtain access to.
To repeatedly end up entangled in abusive dynamics, however, is really more like a tell-tale that there's gotta be some things that make it easier for abusive people to "dig their claws in" (and abusers are often VERY good at spotting those things in people - I guess because it is, essentially, like their "bread and butter").
I'd say common core issues are wonky sense of self-worth, deep attachment wounds, past trauma. Which could express themselves in ways such as being overly critical of oneself / holding oneself to an overly high standard, never feeling "good enough", feeling like having to earn one's worth, feeling undeserving of love/care/good things, fear of abandonment, being overly tolerant of / desensitized to mistreatment, and plenty more.
Also, there's things that in and of themselves are actually just good and positive qualities to have, and that just by themselves likely wouldn't contribute to problems, however - when paired up with some of the aforementioned stuff, I'd say can increase someone's vulnerability to abuse. Think things like generosity, being forgiving and compassionate towards others, always assuming good intent.
Another thing would be behavioral patterns, that I guess not necessarily but possibly could be rooted in "core issues" such as those mentioned before, and that make it more likely to end up being taken advantage of or winding up in relationships (of all sorts) that quite simply aren't balanced at all, even when there is no abuse at play.
Think stuff like a tendency to always put other's needs first, not really asking things of others, "people pleasing" behaviours.
Money and fame just aren't the actual culprit here.
Or in the case of HC, even if he was stripped off both of those - like as in, let's say he went bankrupt and all of his image, popularity and career got shattered for some reason - I imagine he would still be likely to experience getting taken advantage of or getting entangled in unhealthy, unbalanced or even abusive dynamics. I mean, probably not with NV, since what I'd guess her "desirables" to be wouldn't be attainable through HC anymore in this hypothetical scenario. However, he'd still have things to offer as a person, and you better bet there's plenty of abusers and exploitative people out there who aren't interested in materialistic gain at all.