While siting with my friends in our living room flipping the channels we flip to E (Entertainment) channel and on the screen is a show somewhat like any morning and evening NEWS show except the girl is talking about nothing but celebrity happenings throughout the globe. Immediately the girls in the room shout "leave it here!" and for the next half hour I'm left pondering why anyone would be interested in the daily life of a celebrity unless something eventful is happening?
Here is a snippet from a article on
socialitelife.com
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a picture of Nicole Richie buying coffee would probably fetch only $1,000. A picture of her eating might go for $10,000 or $15,000, either as an exclusive or sold to five different magazines for $2,000 or $3,000 each. Likewise, Nick Lachey: By himself, maybe $1,000 if you’re lucky, but with another woman, such as Kristin Cavallari, if it’s exclusive it might fetch as much as $100,000. Same goes for George Clooney
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Would any of you pay anything for a picture of Nicole Richie drinking coffee?
This to me is disgusting and I want to know what others think. Any idea on the demographic interested in such events? Links to studies? If you enjoy celebrity gossip, why?
EDIT: Is a picture of Nicole Richie drinking coffee actually bringing a profit from anyone other then the guy selling the photo? How?