Commercialisation

We call it having a baby. But when you are Kim Kardashian, getting knocked up is a “license to print money” and an opportunity to “take your brand to the next level”.

Missing: One Clint Eastwood

Welcome to the world of the billion-dollar celebrity baby.

If you thought the hoo-haa surrounding the birth of Brangelina’s twins was completely insane, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

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    06:06pm | 13/01/13

    Comment of the year. Read more »

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    05:21pm | 13/01/13

    Legends in their own lunch time but the morons cant get enough. The more that is written about these media whores the worse they become. Why waste any effort at all on these self promoting vile people who don’t do anything unless there is a buck in it, even getting… Read more »

 

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