I’m sure some of us used to wonder what was the big deal about celebrity babies. Well in the last few years, national magazines have exploited these precious souls with front cover pictures and have in turn received big payouts from newsstand sales.

Recently, two major magazines, OK and Hello!, shelled out a reported $11 to $15 million dollars to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt for pictures of their twins. Yes, I said it…$15 million!!!! WOW. This payout is said to be the largest amount ever paid to a celebrity for exclusive photos. Other highly ranked celebrity babies includes those of Jamie Lynn Spears, Jessica Alba, and Matthew McConaughey. Although some magazines didn’t quite profit off of certain babies as they thought they would, Jamie Lynn’s offspring sold 750,000 copies on the newsstands.



If you calculate 750,000 times an average magazine cost of $4.00, that means that the magazine brought in about $3 billion (before distribution and operation expenses). So, I guess you can say if the magazine’s got it to spend, why not spend it! (Source)

Let’s hope that this money is being used wisely. It will be an awful sight if these kids can’t get into college because their moms have spent all the money up. LOL