Ever since Prince William married Kate Middleton the Royal Wedding has been on everybody’s lips but surprisingly it is neither of them that everybody is talking about, it’s been Kate’s younger sister Pippa Middleton that has had tongues wagging. Now she has been offered $5 million to do porn.
Vivid Entertainment’s head man, Steven Hirsch, is of course the person behind this offer – I mean who hasn’t he offered money to for doing a bit of porn? Anyway, he isn’t just offering her a role in a porn scene he is also offering her brother James, who recently had photos leak online, here is what the letter reads:
“For just one explicit scene I would be pleased to offer you $5-million and, of course, you would have your choice of partners. If you like to bring your brother James along, he could appear in a separate scene for another $1-million. I hope you will give this offer serious consideration and I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to call me directly at the number below.”
Okay I can see why Vivid offered Lindsay Lohan a role in porn scenes but does he seriously think that Pippa, who is now connected to the Royal Family would actually consider this? I mean imagine what the Queen would do if she took up this offer?
I myself think that Vivid just put these offers out there for a bit of self-publicity.
Teen pregnancy pays off, well that is if your Bristol Palin because according to new tax documents she managed to rank in more than $262,000 in 2009 for being a spokesperson for a teen pregnancy prevention campaign.
Bristol gave her name to The Candie’s Foundation back in 2009 not long after giving birth to her son, Tripp, when she was 18-years-old and that obviously paid off because she maid that amount of money. A source said:
“The money she received was from multiple projects she did with them, she shot PSAs, print and Internet ads and did town hall meetings, as well, and the money she made was an accumulation of all of that. This is not out of the ordinary for a celebrity to make an income off of a charity they represent.”
So even though Bristol helped destroy her mother, Sarah Palin‘s, presedntial campaign back in 2008 because of her pregnancy she still managed to come out on top with this amount of money from just this one campaign. No word on how much she makes from other projects but she is still working for the foundation.
Charlie Sheen‘s ‘My Violent Torpedo of Truth’ tour has gone down a treat and ticket’s are flying out the door, in fact he sold out the Radio City Music Hall twice and the whole tour is nearly sold out. Which is good for him because he is set to make a whopping $7 million from the tour.
TMZ say that Charlie’s deal with Live Nation sees him getting 85% of profits from the tour and they only get 15%, meaning he will make around $275,000 per show and then when you add up all the money he will get from after-parties and merchandising it works out at about $7 million he will make in a month.
Not bad considering the show is only him sitting down in a chair for 1 hour and 15 minutes doing his usual crazy stuff and probably drinking tiger blood which will probably end up as part of the merchandise. Now that is #winning.
It was just a few days ago that someone tried to take a photo of Jake Gyllenhaal while he was peeing in a bathroom and now Playgirl are offering $10,000 to anybody who can get a nude photo of Anderson Cooper.
Anderson apparently tops the list of “10 Guys We Want to See Naked” at the Playgirl office and I’m gonna guess they don’t have enough money to make him a direct offer so they are going to do the next best thing and ask everybody to stalk him in hopes that he gets naked in a public place so they can buy the photos.
Daniel Nardicio, the head man at Playgirl, says “he’s got this charisma that a lot of our readers are attracted to, plus now he’s all muscled, [so] he’s not only smart but also hot, both our male and female readers love Anderson.”
I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or be disgusted at this, it’s funny in the sense that you know there is going to be some creepers out there who will try do it but it’s disgusting that our culture is now to the point magazines are willing to pay out money for us to invade celebrities privacy so much. So which one of you is going to try get this money?
Vanity Fair have come up with a list of Hollywoods top 40 earners from last year in the business which includes actors, producers, directors etc. Here is the top 10 for you to see…
10. Robert Downey Jr.
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $31.5 MILLION (2009 rank: 28)
$15 million: Fee for starring in upcoming untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel
$12 million: Iron Man 2 (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $627 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$3.5 million: Sherlock Holmes (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $523 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$1 million: Older film revenue
9. Taylor Lautner
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $33.5 million (2009 rank: —)
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 (fee for co-starring in upcoming penultimate Twilight film)
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2 (fee for co-starring in upcoming final Twilight film)
$7.5 million: Abduction (fee for starring in upcoming John Singleton thriller)
$1 million: Older film revenue, mostly from Twilight franchise
8. Todd Phillips
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $34 million (2009 rank: 5)
$15 million: The Hangover Part II (fee for writing, producing, and directing)
$13 million: The Hangover (back-end for producing and directing; excludes $39 million earned in 2009)
$3 million: Due Date (back-end for producing and directing, based on worldwide gross of $200 million, as of December 31, 2010)
$2 million: Older film revenue
$1 million: Project X (fee for producing upcoming low-budget comedy)
7. Adam Sandler
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $50 MILLION (2009 rank: 12)
$25 million: Just Go with It (fee for producing and starring in upcoming comedy opposite Jennifer Aniston)
$20 million: Jack and Jill (fee for producing and starring in upcoming comedy with Katie Holmes and Al Pacino)
$3 million: Grown Ups (back-end for starring and writing, based on worldwide gross of $271 million, plus share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$2 million: Older film revenue
6. Tim Burton
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $53 MILLION (2009 rank: —)
$50 million: Alice in Wonderland (back-end for directing, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$3 million: Older film revenue
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $62 MILLION (2009 rank: —)
$59 million: Inception (back-end for starring in somewhat convoluted Christopher Nolan film)
$3 million: Back-end for starring in somewhat convoluted Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island, older film revenue
4. Christopher Nolan
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $71.5 MILLION (2009 rank: —)
$69 million: Inception (back-end for writing, producing, and directing, based on worldwide gross of $823 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$2.5 million: Older film revenue
3. Steven Spielberg
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $80 MILLION (2009 rank: 2)
$50 million: Universal-theme-park royalties and consulting fees
$20 million: War Horse (fee for directing and producing upcoming World War I drama)
$10 million: Older film revenue
2. Johnny Depp
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $100 MILLION (2009 rank: 21)
$40 million: Alice in Wonderland (back-end for starring in Tim Burton film, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion)
$35 million: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (up-front money for starring in next installment of Jerry Bruckheimer’s waterlogged but ludicrously profitable franchise)
$20 million: The Tourist (fee for co-starring in one of the year’s bigger flops alongside Angelina Jolie)
$5 million: Older film revenue
1. James Cameron
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $257 MILLION (2009 rank: 4)
$248 million: Avatar (back-end for writing, producing, and directing, based on 2010 worldwide box-office gross of $1.95 billion, and share of DVD and pay-television revenue; excludes $50 million earned in 2009)
$5 million: Avatar (share of toy licensing, other revenue)
$4 million: Older film revenue (e.g., back-end and royalties from earlier projects, other payments)
You can see the full 40 top players in Hollywood at the source below, and by the way there is only 2 women in the top 20 – Jennifer Aniston at 18 and Twilight’s Kristen Stewart at 13. Sexism is still well and alive in Hollywood.
Remember when Lindsay Lohan allegedly beat up Dawn Holland, a worker at the Betty Ford center? Well you can take that allegedly out of the sentence because it’s pretty much confirmed now. Apparently Lindsay tried to keep her mouth shut by paying her $25,000.
RadarOnline reports that Lindsay’s team reached a deal with Dawn that would see her being paid $25,000 as well as participating in a few photo ops and sit down interviews with Lindsay so they could all benefit from the situation. But the deal fell through yesterday afternoon and Dawn then fired her lawyer. A source says…
“Dawn agreed to a $25,000 payment from someone directly associated with Lohan’s camp, Dawn wanted the amount paid upfront. But Lohan’s camp wanted to spread it out over a period of a few months, paying her in installments. That didn’t suit Dawn, so the parties then agreed, in principle, for Lindsay to participate in a sit-down television interview with Dawn. When the deal didn’t materialize, Dawn became frustrated, fired her lawyer and engaged new legal counsel.”
I would sure love to know where Lindsay Lohan planned on getting $25,000 from since she is supposed to be flat out broke and can’t even get a bit of work. I always say innocent until proven guilty, but when you try to pay someone off it pretty much confirms that you are guilty.
source: Lindsay Lohan’s Accuser Cut Secret Deal For $25,000 After Declining To Press Charges; Dumps Lawyer [Radar Online]
We all know that Kanye West is one of the most narcissistic people in the world, to be honest it’s part of the reason I love him, so it should come as no surprise that he spent $180,000 on a watch that has a picture of himself in diamonds.
The watch description says “the dial itself is in gold toned mother-of-pearl, with a combo of white, yellow, brown, and black diamonds. The bezel is lined with very large diamonds as well. The watch is said to have a total of about 8 carats of stones. Kayne’s face has been immortalized on the dial – complete with sunglasses.”
The watch was made by Tiret and is said to have taken five months to make. I hope Kanye is going to get a bodyguard who’s job is to solely watch this watch 24/7 because if this was my watch and I lost it or it got robbed I would be inconsolable.
source: Kanye’s Watch: For Kanye, By Kanye, Of Kanye [Best Week Ever]
It looks like 50 Cent’s son is following his fathers footsteps when it comes to being a douchebag because they Tweeted these photos of him chewing on a bunch of money.
50 Cent and his son were using Twitter the other day to brag about how much money they have, a month after 50 tweeted a photo of himself playing with $500,000. They tweeted captions like these….
“Like father like son he eating. Lol. Oh my god dad were rich. Lol. My dad is getting so much money its making me cry. Lol. I need a blood test this kid don’t look like me lol.”
They sure do like the use of “lol” don’t they? These photos make me sick, there are people out there on the streets while this lot have nothing better to do than put up photos of them play eating a bunch of money. Must be nice.
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source: 50 Cent’s Son Eats Money – Photos [Allie Is Wired]
Here is the 45 second commercial that seen Julia Roberts make a whopping $1.5 million and she didn’t even have to utter a single word the whole time.
The 45-second commercial is for Lavazza, an Italian brand of coffee. She shot the ad earlier this month in Rome and the only thing she needed to do was stand there, take a sip of coffee and then smile.
This is absolutely ridiculous money and to me it just proves that Julia Roberts is the most overpaid woman in the world. I guess it’s gonna be a good Christmas in her house.
source: What?! Julia Roberts paid more than $1.5 million for 45-second Lavazza commercial: reportmore [NY Daily News]
As we all know Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are so broke they are on the verge of filing bankruptcy but there is hope for them because they have just received an offer for a whopping $100,000.
The only catch is they would have to leave the country and move to Costa Rica, where they would have to get a real job. Betting website YouWager.com have offered the couple the chance to move countries and “manage the odds and lines surrounding the entertainment sector, ranging from celebrity news and pop culture to music and movies.”
Sources tell TMZ that Spencer is of course considering the idea but only if he can legally own a gun there because of the recent political trouble going on between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Let’s all cross our fingers and pray that these two dimwits take this offer up and move away.
source: Heidi & Spencer — $100,000 to Stay Out of the U.S. [TMZ]
Forbes have come up with yet another annual list and this time it’s Hollywoods most overpaid actors, it seems being a comedian is hard work because 6 out of the 10 actors are comedy actors. To come up with this list they compared the actors paycheck to the overall box office revenue. There is only one woman on the list.
Will Ferrell
The former Saturday Night Live star built up to a big payday with a series of successful films, like Elf and Talladega Nights. But a big payday puts a star at risk when it comes to return on investment: His movies have to be home runs. So Land of the Lost, which cost an estimated $100 million to make and earned only $69 million, really hurt the star. For every $1 Ferrell was paid, his films earned an average $3.35.
Eddie Murphy
Murphy was once a sure bet in family-friendly comedies like Dr. Dolittle and Daddy Day Care. He’s still a sure bet in animated films like Shrek, but thanks to two big flops (Imagine That and Meet Dave) he’s become box office poison when it comes to live action films. For every $1 Murphy gets paid, his films earn an average $4.45.
Denzel Washington
Later this month the leading man will star in the film Unstoppable, a prototypical Washington flick. It is directed by Tony Scott, who has partnered with Washington five times before, and features the actor as an everyman hero–on a runaway train. Here’s hoping it helps his return-on-investment number. For every $1 Washington earned, his films returned an average $5.10.
Seth Rogen
The funny man got hit by a movie called (ironically) Funny People. The Judd Apatow-produced film cost $75 million to make and earned only $71 million at the box office. His upcoming superhero movie, The Green Hornet, doesn’t look like it will improve his standing much. It was moved from Christmas to an inauspicious January release date. For every $1 Rogen was paid, his movies earned $6.75.
Tom Cruise
Cruise was once the biggest movie star in the world. Now he seems in constant search of a comeback. Valkyrie didn’t do it, despite a respectable $200 million take at the global box office. Knight & Day with Cameron Diaz (which hit theaters after our deadline for consideration) also failed to make an impact. Now Cruise fans are focused on the upcoming fourth installment of his successful Mission: Impossible series. For every $1 Cruise was paid, his films earned an average $7.20.
Drew Barrymore
Barrymore has struggled at the box office lately. Films like Lucky You and Everybody’s Fine have underperformed. Her latest romantic comedy, Going the Distance, did a bit better, earning $42 million at the box office on a budget of $32 million. That movie came out after our deadline, but it’s unlikely to help her return on investment number much. For every $1 Barrymore was paid, her films earned an average $7.45.
Matt Damon
When he appears in the Bourne films Damon is a fantastic return on investment. Outside of those movies, not so much. Green Zone, Invictus and The Informant all underperformed. Unfortunately for Damon, it looks like he’s not going to appear in the next Bourne film. Until he has another big hit, for every $1 Damon gets paid, his films earn an average $8.30.
Vince Vaughn
The actor had a big hit with Four Christmases, but it was overshadowed by Fred Claus, which earned only $98 million at the global box office. Vaughn continues to stay in his comedic comfort zone with his upcoming Ron Howard film The Dilemma, which has come under fire for using a gay joke in the trailer. For every $1 Vaughn was paid, his films earned $8.35.
Adam Sandler
Sandler had a huge hit with the movie Grown Ups. It was his highest grossing movie ever at the global box office with $270 million in ticket sales. But that movie came out after our deadline. For the sake of this list, Sandler’s average was weighed down by the film Funny People, which grossed only $71 million. For every $1 Sandler was paid, his films earned an average $8.45.
Jim Carrey
Carrey’s last movie, Yes Man, was a bona fide hit. Unfortunately the two other films we counted for this list, The Number 23 and Fun With Dick & Jane, were not. Carrey is taking a huge chance with his next film, I Love You Phillip Morris, in which he plays a gay con artist who gets thrown in jail. For every $1 Carrey was paid, his films earned $8.60.
source: Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors 2010 [Forbes]
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are apparently on the verge of filing for bankruptcy after they blew over $10 million they made from working on The Hills and other projects.
How did they spend all that money? Well they spent $3 million on Heidi’s flop of a music career, they rented out a $35,000 a month house in Malibu, they spent hundreds of thousands on Heidi’s surgeries, bought six cars, rented private jets and finally all of his healing crystals.
The couple, who claim that they owe $2 million in taxes, claim to be now living in Spencer’s parents guesthouse (which is a studio apartment) and that his parents are paying for their grocery’s. Spencer says…
“We were immature, worrying too much about the famous part instead of the actual business part, In hindsight, we shouldn’t have spent any of our money. We should have been low-key and saved. We spoke with a bankruptcy attorney and I’ve looked into unemployment checks.
We thought The Hills was going to be like 90210 and we’d have another five to 10 years, The ratings were consistent. But we never saw Jersey Shore coming. Before, TV audiences were fine with seeing us all argue, but now they want you to punch one another in the face and hook up with three different people. Our cast was a bit boring and snoozeworthy in comparison. No wonder we got canceled.”
I never know what to believe with these two, although they are so stupid I wouldn’t put it past them to spend that much money.
source: Heidi and Spencer bankrupt: How we blew 10 million [Life & Style]
We all know that Lindsay Lohan is flat out broke and she is struggling to pay for her latest three month gig in rehab, the other day she was offered a job in porn but now PETA are offering to pay her bills….if she goes vegan.
A rep for PETA says they are willing to pay up to $50,000 if Lohan will give up meat and go vegan. They will give $20k if she gives up animal products, $10k if she remains vegan during her time in rehab and then an additional $10k if she remains a vegan for a whole year. They wrote her a letter saying…
“We understand that you’ve fallen on tough economic times, so we’re writing to you with an offer that we sincerely hope you’ll consider, PETA will help pay your $50,000 bill for substance addiction treatment if you’ll rid yourself of one more toxic substance: meat.”
A rep also says, “Lindsay Lohan is the most visible example of a real addict, and if she can conquer her addiction to meat and cheese, absolutely anyone can, If she does, she’ll not only save animals but save her own health, and she’ll be an example to the millions of people who watch her every step.”
She’s already given up dick and supposedly drugs so how hard can meat be for her?
source: PETA offers to sponsor Lindsay Lohan’s $50,000 rehab stint if she goes vegan [NY Daily News]
Forbes have come up with their annual list of the top earning dead celebrities for the year 2010 and the 13 stars earned a combined total of $506 million. To calculate their earnings Forbes took things into account such as royalties and licensing of the persons image.
13. Aaron Spelling, $5 million
As one of the founding fathers of modern television, Aaron Spelling spent five decades producing long-running, widely syndicated shows such as Charlie’s Angels, Dynasty and 7th Heaven. Although Spelling Television’s contemporary update on Melrose Place was canceled earlier this year, his Beverly Hills 90210 revival just began its third season on the CW. Meanwhile, Spelling Entertainment owns the rights to Republic Pictures’ archives, including classic films like High Noon and It’s a Wonderful Life.
11 (tie). Steve McQueen, $6 million
Three decades after his passing, the onetime Bullitt star continues to personify cool. McQueen’s image and likeness have been licensed for a host of signature collections for high-end brands like Dolce & Gabbana and Persol sunglasses. More recently he became the face of Tommy Hilfiger’s fall “icon collection” and UBS’ global “We Will Not Rest” campaign.
11 (tie). Jimi Hendrix, $6 million
It’s been 40 years since Hendrix died, but his music is still influencing wannabe rockers. His 1967 debut Are You Experienced has been licensed to the third version of the “Rock Band” videogame, and his estate recently released a new batch of previously unheard recordings. Fender Guitars has signed on to present the 2010 Experience Hendrix tour, featuring one of the star’s former bandmates.
10. Richard Rodgers, $7 million
In 2009 the Netherlands’ Imagem Music Group bought the rights to the collaborative catalog of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein for a reported $200 million. Without those assets, Rogers still lands on our list, thanks to his earlier work with Lorenz Hart. That catalog boasts such standards as “My Funny Valentine” and “The Lady is a Tramp.”
09. George Steinbrenner, $8 million
Professional sports has never seen a more iconic franchise owner than George Steinbrenner. The New York Yankees boss carried the club back to its championship heritage, brought a new stadium to the Bronx and took the team’s famous interlocking NY logo global. Although Steinbrenner passed away during the team’s most recent season, he continues to earn as long as the Yankees continue to win.
08. Albert Einstein, $10 million
Associated with all things intelligent, Einstein’s name continues to be used to peddle Baby Einstein products, a majority Disney-owned venture designed to make infants smarter. Other lucrative tie-ins include Italy’s Banca Profilo’s “Face Value” campaign, Chrysler’s Ram brand truck ads and a collection of A.J. Morgan “geek chic” glasses. The scientist’s estate has also expanded into videogames with a Nintendo DS brain game that retails for about $50.
07. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), $11 million
With his instantly recognizable rhyming scheme, Dr. Seuss is the best-selling children’s author in history. Horton, the Grinch and his other iconic characters are now reaching audiences through iPhone apps and an attraction at Orlando’s Universal Studios theme park. According to Nielsen, Seuss’ titles are on pace to sell 3 million copies this year.
06. Stieg Larsson, $15 million
Larsson died before The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was published, so he didn’t live to see the incredible success of his series of three books, known as The Millennium Trilogy. (A fourth book has reportedly been found.) More than 40 million copies of the books have been sold in 44 languages, and Sony is producing American films based on the books. They will star Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist.
05. John Lennon, $17 million
It’s been nearly 30 years since The Beatles’ John Lennon was killed in New York City. In what would have been his 70th year, EMI has launched the “Gimme Some Truth” campaign, re-releasing much of Lennon’s catalog, resulting in several Top 10 chart appearances. His estate still earns from the “Beatles Rock Band” videogame and licensing deals with the likes of Cisco and Mont Blanc.
04. Charles Schulz, $33 million
The Peanuts brand changed ownership again this year, with Iconix purchasing the cartoon and its characters for $175 million to form Peanuts Worldwide, LLC. With the acquisition, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates will maintain a 20% stake in the new company. The late Schulz continues to earn from his comic strip, which appears in 2,200 newspapers across 75 countries.
03. J.R.R. Tolkien, $50 million
The last Lord of the Rings movie hit theaters eight years ago, but Tolkien is still a hot topic in Hollywood. A two-movie adaptation of his book The Hobbit is currently in preproduction in New Zealand. All that Hollywood attention has helped move his books. According to Nielsen, Tolkien sold just shy of 500,000 copies in the last year.
02. Elvis Presley, $60 million
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s income ballooned to $60 million, up $5 million from last year, thanks to Graceland admissions and the Elvis Presley Cirque du Soleil spectacular launched in Las Vegas earlier this year. His portfolio of more than 200 licensing and merchandise deals got a nice boost from the late star’s 75th birthday celebration. Among the commemorative events: Graceland exhibits, touring tribute concerts and an Elvis-themed cruise to the Bahamas.
01. Michael Jackson, $275 million
The King of Pop passed away last summer, but he’s made more money over the past year than any musician, dead or alive. Jackson not only took the No.1 spot on our 10th annual ranking of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, with gross earnings of $275 million, he out-earned the other 12 deceased stars on the list combined. His $275 million total was greater than the earnings of the two most profitable living acts, U2 and AC/DC, combined. Jackson’s posthumous earnings have been bolstered by shrewd negotiations by his estate, including a merchandising deal and the rights to his name and likeness for the Sony film This Is It, which grossed over a quarter of a billion dollars.
Funny how not one of these celebrities is a woman, I guess Hollywood has and always will be sexist when it comes to wages.
Earlier today TMZ reported that Playboy were going to offer Oksana Grigorieva a cool $75,000 for her to pose fully nude in a spread for the magazine.
Playboy were also going to give her the cover of the magazine but now it seems that none of this is going to happen because she has turned the offer down. Her rep said…
“Not now, not ever, nor for any amount of money, would our client, Oksana Grigorieva, even consider any offer to pose for Playboy. Someone might have sent an email to one of her representatives but that’s not news.”
Considering the amount of legal debt she has, I wouldn’t be surprised if we do indeed see her nude in Playboy sometime in the next year.
source: Oksana to Playboy: My Body Is Off Limits [TMZ]
