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 didnt 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 Levis 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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No. But it’s smear and rumor season apparently.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt sell first pics of baby twins· 14 Jul 2008 Baby pics sell for $11m - The first photographs of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby twins, born at a French hospital on Saturday, have been sold to an American magazine for $11m.
Christina Aguilera sold her child's pictures for a reported $1.5 million; Nicole Richie received $1 million for shots of her baby.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have sold exclusive first look photos of their twins to People magazine and OK! for $6 million.
What young family? Bristol still lives with her parents and just had an illegitimate child. What "young family" even shows up in this scenario?
Bristol, at this point, is another young woman who just had a child out of wedlock. All we've heard are innuendos about their intent to get married. If they intended to get married, they would have done it before this child was born.
Wait, this “News” is coming from MSNBC, no wonder!! Ok well that clears everything up
Are you kidding?! Olbermann. Jon Stewart. The View. Sandra Bernhard. Jeaneane Garafolo.
Should I go on?
Right, Im sure Levis mom had EVERYTHING to do with it. /s
Had everything to do with what?
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I’m sorry if my post wasn’t clear. The mag suggested that the kids got that much money because Levi Johnson’s mom was arrested. I don’t think that’s so at all. I think the kids are getting the money because of Gov. Palin’s celebrity. Sorry, if I threw you off as to my point. -:)
Exactly. You also at the same time listed where Bristol was foulmouthed BY whores... olbermann, stewart, view, bernhard, garofalo...
I'm sure baby Tripp would appreciate your sentiments about himself and his parents. Luckily, he's too young to understand.
Glad your life is so "Leave It To Beaver" idyllic.
Your attitude gives conservatives a bad name.
They might even consider a bit of college education themselves. I read that Levi has already dropped out of high school.
I applaud them getting money for the photos. Think about what the lib media and the Republican haters did to that girl? They invaded her private life more than than they would do to any celebrity.
She should get more than that for all the grief that wonderful family endured.
There is no money changing hands, from what I read she “could” be offered 300,000 bucks for the photos. I really doubt it’s gonna happen. The family might release a photo of them together just to show anyone but I doubt there will be any money involved
Why didn't they "start" before the baby was born? Now that the baby has been born out of wedlock to a die-hard, pro-life conservative that upholds traditional values, these pictures are worth lots and lots of money.
They "started" about 9 months ago. Neither of them have lived up to that except the mother that just delivered her child out of wedlock.
DISCLAIMER: Been on this forum about 10 years. Switched to McLame only after he selected Palin. I LOVE her!
You trolls are so disgusting. Get a life and realize that you are only imitating a chariacature of what you think a conservative is. No points for being so obvious. Now go report back to DU.
just let the left start picking on her for being an unwed mother. They glorify every other unwed teen mother in the USA. Hell, they even elected a child conceived out of wedlock as their next president. Hypocrites.
huh, you calling me a troll? I am Sarah’s #1 supporter. I am hoping you were referring to someone else here. But yeah, I have seen some nasty comments here that are disturbing
You do know what I meant, right?
Feel better?
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