Trend: Famous Babies Worth Millions

Frightening! Frightening! Frightening! The paydays for celebrity moms selling tabloids exclusive rights to photos of their new children have gotten so astronomical — photos of Angelina Jolie’s rumored twins will earn the actress $10 million — insiders say having babies has become a go-to second line of income for famous women.

One magazine editor who asked to remain anonymous said, “It’s at the point now where some stars might decide to have more kids just to collect the money from their photos.”

Pregnant stars are now “treating this like a game,” said National Enquirer Executive Editor Barry Levine.

“It’s become big business now,” Levine said. “It’s outrageous, they’ve gotten very sophisticated. 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 said stars now realize that having a child is “akin to getting a role in a movie.”

Are you holding off on having more children because you’re not sure you can afford it? Get famous, dummy! Then you’ll have loads of both children and money, which are one and the same at this point.

Published 3/27/08 by


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