THE LOWDOWN ON CELEBRITY TABLOID BABY PICTURE TRAFFICKING

It has become a well known fact that tabloids pay ridiculously huge sums of money to get the first shots of new babies.  Right now, Angelina Jolie’s twins, considered the news of the century by many in the field, are causing a bidding war between People and OK! that has reached, according to Rush & Molloy, $12 million.

The pale and ever-skinny while she was preggers, Nicole Kidman, has decided to go the classy route and not sell photos of her new born to the tabloids, unlike the slew of other celebs who have garnered million dollar deals.

So the two big questions are:

Do tabs make there money back?  Angelina and Brad’s baby Shiloh sold 800,000 more copies than usual, but this didn’t make back the $4.1 million People paid for the shots.  An important exclusive can sell an extra 300,000 to 500,000 copies, but that is less than $1 million in added earnings. 

But even though they don’t make the money back, they do it for the reputation of the brand and to establish themselves as the go-to name for exclusive shots, which will hopefully lead to advertising and subscriptions.

Question 2.  Is this ethical?  This is strictly opinion.  Tabs are not known to be ethical, but what does this say about the celebrities who are willing to put their children on the magazines?  I think it’s okay.  The shots are going to get out and paparazzi will hound them until they get that picture. 

By setting up a photo shoot they avoid being ransacked by angry men with cameras who are willing to do just about anything for a picture.  Brad and Angelina have taken the high road and will be donating the money they make to a charity, which is one way to turn this into an undeniably good thing. 

But the bottom line is-these tabloids make tons of money off of these celebrities by slinging their names through mud.  If you were in their position, wouldn’t you take the opportunity to make a profit off of them when you have the chance?

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