Superficial Survival: Celebrities, Paparazzi Photos, Magazines & Money!

In January, when rumors swirled in the press that Ms. Jolie might be pregnant with the child of actor Brad Pitt, Ms. Jolie arranged for an employee of the charity Yéle Haiti to take a picture of her with her growing belly.

Ms. Jolie then let Yéle Haiti sell the picture to People, according to Mr. Hackett, the magazine's managing editor, and a representative for Mr. Pitt. A person familiar with the situation says People paid $400,000 for the picture. It appeared on the cover of the magazine with the headline: "Angelina Reveals: 'Yes, I'm Pregnant.' " (The incident was first reported by The New York Post.)

By arranging the Haiti photo, Ms. Jolie reaped several benefits. She ensured the picture was flattering. In diverting the money to charity, she put a twist on a tactic used by celebrities in recent years in which they arrange to be paid for wedding or baby photos with the proceeds going to charity. And Ms. Jolie reminded fans of her devotion to humanitarian causes. She had taken a hit months earlier when she struck up a relationship with Mr. Pitt shortly after his marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston broke up. [WSJ]

Rumor has it that all J. Aniston photos are shot by her own slave photographer & then once her photos are sold to the media for $25-$50, the money is secretly wired into her personal back account. I always knew she was a selfish whorebag. I guess that's just another reason to hate Jennifer Aniston.

Anyway, make sure you check out this article about how the entire gossip industry is staged---one chief editor of a top gossip rag puts a shocking number behind it all.

I would probably say at least 50% of what you see in terms of Hollywood coverage is something that was not necessarily born organically. This is a totally symbiotic relationship. This is how celebrities survive. [Janice Min, editor in chief of US Weekly]

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