Posted on 12/29/2008 7:37:14 PM PST by Wegotsarah.com
When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin confirmed that her teenage daughter, Bristol, and boyfriend Levi Johnston were expecting a baby, the celebrity weeklies knew that the first photos of the Palin-Johnston baby would incite a bidding war. Baby Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, born Dec. 28, proved those editors right.
According to one source, bidding for the baby photos began at $100,000. People won out in the end, but In Touch was the only other weekly to make serious bids, according to several sources involved in the process. The price didn't soar immediately, according to the sources, because Sarah Palin stories just didn’t sell all that well for the weeklies on newsstands.
“Sarah was on the cover of People, Us Weekly, and OK! the same week, and really only People saw a bump in sales," says a source.
The drug-related arrest of Johnston's mother, however, caused the price tag for the photos to go up.
“The bidding started well before the baby was born, but once Levi’s mom was arrested — well, then you had a story,” says one editor.
As for how much teen parents Bristol and Levi made from the deal — most estimates hover around the $300,000 range (none of the magazines would confirm the exact figure in the end, which is standard).
No word on whether the money will go to charity, as sometimes happens in a celeb baby deal.
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ll babies look the same — red and ugly
Bet her x boyfriend is really kickin himself now!
Good for Bristol!
The Baby Daddy ?
I’m sure Bristol will do right by it.
AWESOME. I can’t wait to see those baby pics. I bet he is super cute
I suggest she quick go get a DUI now, it could be worth even more.
Hope they MILK the MSM for ALL THEY CAN GET!!!
lol.
The drug-related arrest of Johnston’s mother, however, caused the price tag for the photos to go up.
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Right, I’m sure Levi’s mom had EVERYTHING to do with it. /s
LOL
Soak the dumpster-divers for a mil.
She probably could use the money but I hope she doesn’t. There are just too many people out there that will mock and judge.
IMHO, pics of that baby are gonna be circulated one way or another.
Might as well take the cash, use a little to start a new life, and smack the rest into a college fund or something for the kid’s future benefit.
Call me a whore, but I’d do it.
Why should it go to charity? This young family is just starting out in life. They can use the money. Besides, Bristol earned it, as a 17 year old girl from a small town, she handled herself extremely well as Jay Leno, and the sleazier media types, tore her apart on a daily basis.
I would pay money to introduce Levi Johnston to Olbermann and Chrissy Matthews.
I totally agree. Unless Bristol plans to pull a Michel Jackson and start puting a veil over her kids, pictures will be taken. Especially if a couple paporazo’s fly up to AK looking to make some quick money. They’ll say all the horrible/mean/unfair/crudely stated things anyway.
That money would pay for a college education and anything else the baby needed. We all want my great granddaughter to go to a private school so we have already started her a school fund.
I'd pay money to meet Olby and Chrissy in a dark alley! :)
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