After her ex-husband survived the plane crash that left him covered in second and third degree burns, Shanna Moakler vowed to stay by his side until he was recovered.

Well, it didn’t last long.

Barker let everyone know via his MySpace earlier this week that Shanna hadn’t been to see him in over a week. I’m guessing everything’s calmed down a bit and the camera ops have thinned out. Moakler likes her publicity, and looking back, it seems as though she used the tragedy – making it all about her.

In the photos where she was snapped paying a visit to her children’s father, she was seen sobbing with no makeup on and in hospital scrubs. Don’t think the cameras found her – I think she found the cameras. I actually thought it was odd when it all happened, but at the time thought it was in bad taste to bring it up.

Moakler’s hospital pics remind me of when Paris Hilton was being carted off to jail. You saw her bawling in the back of the cop car because she had her face pointed towards all the hundreds of cameras. She wasn’t hiding anything.These Hollywood women sure as hell know how to work the cameras – and the public.

Moakler uses every opportunity to get exposure. Remember her big ol’ divorce party? She couldn’t wait to show off that cake!

ANYHOW, after all that ranting – Shanna is over Travis’ tragedy and on to bedding Gerard Butler. The two were snapped getting cozy at a Hollywood hotspot last night. Watch out boy, she’ll chew you up!