You can say whatever you want about the paparazzi and the culture of invasion surrounding them, creating and breaking pedestals, they clearly provide the services that fans need. They fill magazines with dirty linen and socialite columns released weekly with candid celebrity shots that keep the fame and fame grow.
And, to be honest, most people love to look at pictures like this, where the idols look like real people, and it seems if you knew Madonna personally, you would probably be best friends. This is why personal photographs are more appreciated by magazine publishers. Want to see Russell Brend in his underpants? Several thousand dollars. Want to see Russell Brand marry or become a father? Millions. For obvious reasons. Sales highlights: readers, apparently, are not enough of the first wedding photos or pictures of the first child, as a result, the paparazzi get more for a single picture than others earn in a lifetime. The prices below are valid at the time of publication. You may be interested in the article 20 most expensive photos in the world.
10. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are twins
Price: $15 000 000
When Brangelina had twins, Knox Leon and Vivier Marcheline, magazines People (USA) and Hello! (UK) paid a whopping $ 15 million for the exclusive rights to the photo, nearly double the previous record.
9. Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony are twins
Price: $ 6,000,000
Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez appears with Emmy twins Marbella Muniz and Maximilian David Muniz. Magazine People acquired the rights to the first photo of the children for $ 6 million in March 2008.
8. Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt
Price: $ 4,100,000
For a snapshot of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's first biological child Shiloh Nouvel People paid $ 4.1 million
7. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher - wedding
Price: $ 3,000,000
Magazine OK! Snapped hot 2008 wedding photos for as little as $ 3 million.
6. Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves - Levi Alves
Price: $ 3,000,000
In 2008 OK! Paid out $ 3 million for an exclusive snapshot of Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves' first child Levi Alves. Husband and wife are among the top 10 sexiest celebrity couples.
5. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker - wedding
Price: $ 2,000,000
OK! valued at $ 2 million the rights to wedding photos of desperate housewife Eva Longoria and French basketball player Tony Parker.
4. Pax Tien Jolie-Pitt
Price: $ 2,000,000
People paid $ 2 million for the first photos of Angelina Jolie's adopted son Pax Tien. This is not the first time that Brangelina has received a seven-figure amount for the rights to a photo.
3. Establishing paternity of Dannelin Birkhead
Price: $ 2,000,000
In 2006, Anna Nicole Smith gave birth to daughter Dannelin, Larry Birkhead disputed that the birth certificate would indicate the paternity of Howard K. Stern. After a successful hearing, Birkhead stated: “I'm 99.9% sure of paternity». OK! Paid $ 2 million for the photo after the hearing.
2. Jessica Alba - Honor Marie Warren
Price: $ 1,500,000
OK! Paid Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren $ 1.5 million in 2008 to print Honor Marie Warren's first baby photos.
1. Christina Aguilera - Max Learon Bratman
Price: $ 1,500,000
Christina Aguilera gave birth to Max Learon Bratman in 2008. People paid Aguilera and her husband Jordan Bratman for the first photos of their baby.
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Many magazines are ready to pay not only the stars themselves for the photos, but also the paparazzi to capture the most embarrassing moments from their lives. The most expensive pictures taken by the paparazzi are presented in the video below.