Jennifer Lopez sells baby pictures: Tacky or savvy?

Psst. Wanna buy a baby? No, make it two. Reportedly, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have sold exclusive first look photos of their twins to People magazine and OK! for $6 million. If true, that's tacky.

Sure, the paparazzi would have stalked the couple's every move until they got a shot of their kids -- so it makes sense to hand over the goods in return for some privacy. But if Lopez and Anthony don't give the money to charity, they may as well sell their twins at a yard sale in a few years. Pimping out your children for money is a shameless barter. Especially, when you make enough money to goldplate Bolivia. There's a great article in Advertising Age that breaks down the economics and which kids sell best on the covers.

Angelina Jolie-Pitt and her husband sold pictures of Shiloh to People for $4 million, but gave all of the proceeds away to good causes. They may be the only ones. Christina Aguilera sold her child's pictures for a reported $1.5 million; Nicole Richie received $1 million for shots of her baby. Down the road, tabloids will be clamoring for exclusive shots of the Hollywood baby brigade on its way. Jessica Alba, Nicole Kidman and Halle Berry will surely be offered cash for a cover shot.  Wouldn't it be great if all these rich mothers donated their money to organizations that help needy children?

Photo credits: stockphoto.com; Kevin Mazur, WireImage

Comments

[Kristen Hill]

Im glad 4 their sake but selling other peoples baby pics 2 make money is just unfair....but hope their baby is doing well and hopefully ......the money goes 2 charity:-)

[Kristen Hill]

The Babies Are Soooooo Cuuuuuute!!!!

[jan]

DOES MARC ANTHONY EVER GET HIS DAMN PAWS OFF LOPEZ'S BELLY...DISGUSTING....I think charity would be the way to go with the money from People magazine...How many millions is enough? Like Picasso said...How many pairs of shoes does a person need? They have no shoes in Africa for children...Just donated to Shoes for children in Africa..and I don't have millions!

[SUGAR]

LISTEN HERE WHAT THEY DO IS THERE BUSINESS.....WHO CARE IF THEY SOLD THE BABY PICTURE FOR MONEY.....STOP HATEING...GO N FIND URS YOURSELF HATER

[Diana Solero]

Wouldn't it be great.....Wouldn't it be great if starving children were a thing of the past? Wouldn't it be great if peace ruled the Earth? Wouldn't it be great if journalists wrote something worth reading? What a ridiculous commentary. Where were your judgments and name calling when the host of other celebrity moms sold their child's photos for a king's ransom? Why narrow the name calling to the Puerto Rican? Hmmmmm.......

[Estela Jimenez]

firstable, this is a free country, and Marc and Jennifer can do whatever they want with their babies' pictures.
Whether you like it or not.
Second, they are being judged before they have the chance to say anything about the money. And they don't have to explaing anything to anyone. Some people are very envious of others, and that is clear on the comments made on this article.

[jennifer villalobos]

what's up jennifer we got the same name huh! well how have you been. your baby is so cute he looks just like like you and a litttle like mark but yeah have fun with your baby.

[janet]

jennifer why if god gave you what you want it in life why ask for more

aren't you happy of what you got if you not why don't just go to africa and see what we satisfied people see

lets all be as one

[Paris_Eiffel]

WE ARE MAKING THE STARS MORE RICH, WHY WE DONT GIVE THIS 3 - 4 DOLLAR THAT WE PAY FOR TO SEE THE PEOPLE NEWS TO THE AFRICANS CHILD's WHY WE DONT STOP TO DOWNLOAD THERE MUSIC, TO BUY THERE CD S NOOO!! WE COME TO SEE THERE NEWS, WE BUY THERE PUBLICITY WE MAKE THEM RICH!! SO?? BETTER DONT SPEAK........... IF PEOPLE MAGAZINE PAID 6 MILLIONS IM SURE THAT IS CAUSE THEY WILL WIN MORE WITH ALL THE MAGAZINES THAT THEY WILL SALE ALL AROUND THE WORLD TO US!!! :)

[teara sinoben]

um. what site do we go to,to see your babies pics..let me knoe.tanks love me always you best fan..

[pattygirl]

I DONT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM SELLING THE PICS BUT I DO FEEL THEY SHOULD PUT THE MONEY IN A SAVING ACCT FOR THE BABIES.I ALSO FEEL IF THEY ARE BEING ACCUSED OF BEING TACKY THEN SO IS BRAD AND ANGIE .DID YOU EVER NOTICE THEIR KIDS ARE ALWAYS ON THE COVER OF MAGAZINES I GUESS THATS ONE WAY THE PARENTS GET FREE PUBLICITY

[lisette]

I UNDERSTAND HOW EVERY CELEBRITY FEELS THEY SHOULD SUPPORT AFRICAN FAMILIES IN AFRICA, WHAT HAPPENED TO HISPANIC/INDIAN FAMILIES THEY ALSO NEED HELP AND GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE IN USA. IT IS YOUR MONEY BUT IT IS NOT FAIR HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THAT IF WE HELP THOSE IN AFRICA THEY APPRECIATE IT MORE, WHAT ABOUT CENTRAL,SOUTH AMERICA, WEST INDIES

[Andrea]

I see nothing wrong with accepting money for baby pictures. I bet the people that oppose this secretly wish that their baby could have been afforded such an opportunity. Really, when else could this happen. Their children will most likely never be as famous as their parents. They might as well make the news and some money while they can.