http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/07/19/meryl-streep-slams-young-hollywood-moms/ The Not So Pretty Side of Hollywood Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:33:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/07/19/meryl-streep-slams-young-hollywood-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-20917 WawaLisa Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:23:35 +0000 http://bittenandbound.com/2008/07/19/meryl-streep-slams-young-hollywood-moms/#comment-20917 With all due respect to Merryl Streep, although she is arguably one of the finest actors of our generation, she has never experienced the type of fan worship and celebrity that today's (lesser talented and deserving) stars receive. Whereas a candid photo of Meryl may fetch $25 from each media outlet, a paparazzi photographer can make thousands of dollars by selling one photo of a star (Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears, Justin Timberlake) to the hundreds of worldwide outlets that demand celebrity photos. If the celebrity is caught in a compromising position or is the ultimate photo "get" (like a photo of a star's baby), they can make tens of thousands (and even more if the photo is an exclusive). And the stars do not earn any portion of that money. So when the magazines are willing to pay millions of dollars for Brad and Angelina's twins, why shouldn't they control who profits from it? You know that the opportunistic photographers are not giving any of their proceeds to charity. 100% of that money is going in their pockets. So better that the many charities that Brad and Angelina (and other celebrities) support should benefit instead of to the individuals who chase them. That money will do those organziations and a lot of people a lot of good. And it will also help to keep their families safer so that they are not chased mercilessly as the photographers fight to get the "money shot" (lest we forget Princess Diana). When they control who receives the photos, the value of a photos id diminished. Celebs like Brad and Angelina use their burden of every moment of their lives being documented on film to help others and not themselves. Many celebrities keep the money for themselves (or they say for their children) and that type of profiteering is is a different story and one which I do not personally support, but it is their right. With all due respect to Merryl Streep, although she is arguably one of the finest actors of our generation, she has never experienced the type of fan worship and celebrity that today’s (lesser talented and deserving) stars receive. Whereas a candid photo of Meryl may fetch $25 from each media outlet, a paparazzi photographer can make thousands of dollars by selling one photo of a star (Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears, Justin Timberlake) to the hundreds of worldwide outlets that demand celebrity photos. If the celebrity is caught in a compromising position or is the ultimate photo “get” (like a photo of a star’s baby), they can make tens of thousands (and even more if the photo is an exclusive). And the stars do not earn any portion of that money. So when the magazines are willing to pay millions of dollars for Brad and Angelina’s twins, why shouldn’t they control who profits from it? You know that the opportunistic photographers are not giving any of their proceeds to charity. 100% of that money is going in their pockets. So better that the many charities that Brad and Angelina (and other celebrities) support should benefit instead of to the individuals who chase them. That money will do those organziations and a lot of people a lot of good. And it will also help to keep their families safer so that they are not chased mercilessly as the photographers fight to get the “money shot” (lest we forget Princess Diana). When they control who receives the photos, the value of a photos id diminished. Celebs like Brad and Angelina use their burden of every moment of their lives being documented on film to help others and not themselves. Many celebrities keep the money for themselves (or they say for their children) and that type of profiteering is is a different story and one which I do not personally support, but it is their right.

]]> http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/07/19/meryl-streep-slams-young-hollywood-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-20876 Louise Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:27:13 +0000 http://bittenandbound.com/2008/07/19/meryl-streep-slams-young-hollywood-moms/#comment-20876 I also don't get selling the pictures.... unless the thinking is "if you can't beat them join them"... I also don’t get selling the pictures…. unless the thinking is “if you can’t beat them join them”…

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