I just now set up a new game because I didn't want to risk damaging my story file until the crashing issue was fixed, which will happen Nov. 20 (fingers crossed).
Anyway, in the new game, I could not toggle off fame. I would check the box to opt out of fame, click on "apply", and the box would show up unchecked. My Sim can also gain fame from selling pictures, etc.
I already added a Me Too on the official forum's bug report list, but thought people should know about it here.