Lindsay Wants $1 Million for First Post-Jail Interview
You can bet Lindsay Lohan will have plenty to say when she's sprung from the joint later this summer, but if you want her for a TV interview you'd better have deep pockets! Sources tell me that deals are already in the works to secure Lindsay's first post-jailhouse chat for a whopping $1 million. You heard right, a cool mil!
"Financially, it's the best thing that could have ever happened to Lindsay," a magazine insider tells me. "It's no secret that Lindsay has been in financial trouble for a while. She will earn more money from her post-prison interview than she ever earned acting."
Lindsay is not the first celebrity to turn her troubles into a cash cow.
The New York Post reported that Paris Hilton was offered a million dollars for her post-prison interview back in June 2007. After a public outcry, however, several media outlets ultimately decided not to pursue Paris, forcing her to give her interview away to CNN's Larry King for free.
Paid interviews, while routine in Europe, are still taboo here in the USA. The way major networks get around this is by engaging in "licensing" deals that provide compensation for the rights to personal material, most often video footage or photos.
Sources tell me that this is exactly the type of arrangement Lindsay is looking for.
"Expect to see a major TV and magazine deal," a source close to Lindsay tells me. "Lindsay might have made a lot of mistakes, but she knows how much her first interview is worth. She won't even consider offers of less than $1 million."
Dan Wakeford, editor-in-chief of Life & Style magazine, explains to me why Lindsay's first interview is worth so much. "It's everyone's primal fear to go to jail or have a child go to jail."
Candace Trunzo, editor-in-chief of Star, believes that the appeal is part of the public's fascination with Lohan. "For better or worse, we're invested in Lindsay. We've watched her self-destruct for years, always anticipating the worst."
However, Michelle Lee, InTouch Weekly's editor-in-chief, warns, "I think her first post-prison interview will get a lot of attention, but it depends how long she actually ends up staying behind bars! At the same time, Lindsay always seems to have an excuse, so it would be interesting to see if she finally tells the full truth."
And what that truth is ultimately worth to Lindsay is far more than $1 million dollars.
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After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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I hope no one pays. Greedy little beyotch.
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They will gladly pay.Lilo will have a big drugfest after her parole is over,take a drive and mow down some nosey old ladies.
i was going to say the same thing, i am glad you did. thank you.
Gee what will she do with that 1,000,000 ? DONATE it lol. It will go up her nose or down her throat
Sure hope she gets the million dollars for her interview. She has provided "entertainment" for a long time and should get paid as any other performer.
Hope the broomstick and the lead bull find Ms.Lohan.
You all have nerve to talk. YOU drink liquid courage. Since YOU drink......YOU need to be in jail. Not to mention the fingers YOU need up your arse. Actually, You'd be "crying" like a baby if YOU went to jail. (you're a wimp anyway) You're all talk, no action because of your LIQUID COURAGE.
I totally agree!!! She has nothing to say that is news worthy. Keep all of these trouble makers out of the news!!!
She's so distraught that she managed to PR herself. I just hope that Larry King ignores this sham, as well as any others. OR, why not Glen Beck. That should bring up his ratings to 2.
How nice she can be rewarded for garbage behavior.
So, after she is back on the street...and back to the
same old same old...how much will they pay her for the
next story....like after she kills someone?
Talk about turning lemons into lemonade. I am laughing out loud - I cannot knock the girl's hustle. She has a ton of legal bills to pay, and lawsuits to settle. She needs the money.
LOLOLOLO....who on earth are you addressing? With all due respect, you sound like a raving loon. Lots of people who post on these boards don't drink. And, those who do still have a right to an opinion. When you sober up, we'd love to know what it is you're trying to say.
Hey, LOLetc. Sounds like you've been hitting the LIQUID COURAGE quite a bit lately.
she has to learn as like everyone to except what she has done and take the punishment just because she an actress means she can't take the punishment . she needs also to grow up. other actors and actress had problems and some are still in jail but some also learned it helped them
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I THINK IS GONNA BE GOOD FOR HER STAYING OUT OF DRUGS FOR 90 DAYS..IT'S HARD COZ SHE IS AN ADICT BUT AT THE END IS GONNA BE GOOD ...LET'S SEE...SHE SAID IT THAT SHE WASN'T ABLE TO DO BETTER, SO NOW SHE WILL
Lindsey should love jail , they will lock her up with women who can't get away and probably don't want to. Maybe for a few bucks she can bribe a guard to put her in with a good looking one, oops I forgot she has no taste either.
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SORRY, HEARD SHE IS GETTING HER OWN PRIVATE CELL. DOESN'T SEEM FAIR, DOES IT?
Her attorneys and parenta should have talked to her better now she might ruin her career and give herself a perm bad name for herself she partyies like a rock star she was always a wild child Todd
She is not worth 2 cents for a post jail interview, anyone who pays a million for an interview with her needs help. Who cares what her life was like in the pokey.
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Your question was, will her career recover....uh you have to have a career before you can recover it.
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