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Brangelina's Twin Pics Worth $10M?

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Posted: 2008-03-27 09:09:53
Filed Under: Celebrity Baby Boom, Brangelina, Movie News
(March 27) -- With two babies reportedly on the way, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt could also see a massive payday coming to them.

The New York Post reports that the figure for exclusive first photos of the Brangelina twins could hit the $10 million mark, far eclipsing the recent jackpot for Jennifer Lopez, which PEOPLE reportedly paid $6 million for.

"It's become big business now," National Enquirer Executive Editor Barry Levine told the Post, saying that celebs have "gotten very sophisticated" when it comes to negotiating terms for the first photos. "The rights are bought up now even before the celeb enters the hospital. They hire extra security so it's impossible to obtain a photo illegally."

Levine says that in 1989, Star magazine paid $100,000 for photos of Lisa Marie Presley's baby. But now, he says, "it's chump change."

Bonnie Fuller, of American Media, says the way things are going, there could be no end to the climbing payouts. "If J.Lo really did get $6 million, then I think Angelina can now command $8 million," Fuller said.

But according to Fuller, don't look for anyone to get a higher paycheck. "I can't think at this point who could command more money than Brangelina," she said.

People magazine declined to confirm or deny the report over the past few months of what they paid for Christina Aguilera, Nicole Richie or Jennifer Lopez exclusives.

"Celebrities have always trusted People to handle their most personal moments with sensitivity and accuracy. For more than 33 years we've brought our readers celebrity baby photos ... and will continue to deliver for our readers. Beyond that, we do not discuss specifics of any negotiations," People said in a statement following the reveal of the Aguilera photos.

If correct, the $4 million to $6 million J.Lo deal topped a reported $4 million paid by People in June 2006 for North American rights to pictures of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby daughter Shiloh.

Industry sources said the Shiloh figure, and those cited for pictures of other recent celebrity babies, were wildly inaccurate.

Pitt and Jolie donated their fee from People to charities helping African children. Representatives of Lopez did not return calls for comment and there was no word on what she and Anthony intended to do with any money from a potential picture deal involving the twins.

Story includes information and quotes from a previous Reuters item

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2008-03-27 07:21:58
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