She could have just ignored the system, and not charged anyone.
Do a free magazine shoot of the babies and let People make an absolute fortune off of the sales? Then the only entity that benefits is People.
Or don’t do any photo shoots and be harassed relentlessly by the papparrazi as they scramble to be the first one to get a pic that will pocket them millions of dollars? Then the only one that benefits is the photographer.
At least her way, there will be people less fortunate than herself who will benefit from the photographs.
Last month they donated $1M to children affected by the Iraq war - $500,000 for school supplies in Iraq and $500,000 to the YMCA Armed Services Operation Hero program.
I’m thinking they can help a lot of people with this $10M.
I actually worked with Angelina on a charity project. She is very nice and while she leans left she is closer to the middle than most of Hollywood is.
Also to not get gross my friend works at the store in the hotel she and Brad were at when they were here in Chicago and there were big ANGELINA IS PREGNANT headlines on one of those rags and they had a laugh together as she was purchasing feminine products. This was over a year ago.
And all the rags had it that the twins were both girls.
That might work for you and me, but for a celeb of Angie's stature; the paparazzi are going to be all over the place trying to get pictures of those kids anyway, then sell them to magazines. So why not let her take the paps out of the equation, get paid for it and send it to charity.
I give Angie credit, she puts her money where her mouth is. Saves a third of her income, spends a third, and gives a third away to charities.
The pappanazis that tail celebs around are going to cash in on the twins no matter what. Those pictures will be taken, whether she "ignores the system" or not. She beat them to the punch, and did something charitable.
I don't recall the freak "TomKat" team doing anything resembling altruism with their staged Vanity Fair photo session.