Celebrity baby photo market is booming

The paydays for celebrity moms selling tabloids exclusive rights to photos of their new babies has gotten quite lucrative. Christina Aguilera bagged a reported $1.5 million, JLo got a whopping $6 million, and A-Lister+ Angelina Jolie’s rumored twins will earn the actress up to an estimated $8-10 million. Back in 1989, Lisa Marie Presley’s baby got what was considered then a hefty $100,000 for first pics. Now 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.”

Many people worry about whether they can afford to have a child. For high profile celebrities their babies come into the world with a built in trust fund.

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