FameCrawler : celebrity baby photos

Clay Aiken Went Cheap

HerBadMother — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:31:00 GMT

Bargain basement cheap, if you're measuring against the usual rates. He just couldn't command higher prices, poor man.

That is, his baby pictures couldn't. Which isn't a comment so much on his baby - who is adorable - but on Clay's celebrity ranking, which was hovering somewhere just above Carrot Top's until he announced that he was gay, at which point it sky-rocketed to the Rosie O'Donnell level which is still many levels below Scary Spice and not even in the same waters as Nicole Richie.

Anyhoo. Clay got around $500,000 for his baby pics. Which, after taxes, is just about enough money for a better haircut. He should put it to good use.

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Minnie Driver Gives Birth!

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:10:00 GMT

Hey look - it's a Minnie-Me! Actress Minnie Driver gave birth to her first child on Friday, a son. Henry Story Driver came weighed in at 9 lbs. 12 oz. - I guess not so mini.

As for the father, although Driver has said that he is English and "sort of in the same business," she has refused to reveal his identity and has denied it is San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi. She also revealed that they have no plans to wed in the "near future" which would probably piss the hell out of Sarah Palin.

Congratulations Minnie!

Minnie Driver Bares Her Pregnant Belly

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From The Archives: Evidence That J-Lo Is A Closet Scientologist

HerBadMother — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:33:00 GMT

You had any doubts that Jennifer Lopez was embracing Scientology? Because here she is, two years ago, with hubbie Marc Anthony, at what is clearly a Come As Your Favorite Warrior Against Xenu costume party sponsored by the Church Of Scientology. (Ignore the MTV Music Video Awards backdrop. That's just there because those parties are super-mega top-secret and, also, because Scientology owns MTV, which explains R. Kelly, I think.)

Marc, note, refused to dress-up. I guess that Catholicism dies hard. Might not die hard enough to keep those twins out of the Church of Tom Cruise, though. Not when Mommy is enough of a believer to take up arms against Xenu.

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Celeb Baby Photos = Big Bucks. Right?

HerBadMother — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:40:00 GMT

Every time that I see a headline about how much some magazine has spent - usually the GDP of a small country - acquiring the exclusive rights to celebrity baby photos, I have a little moment of combined revulsion and surprise. Revulsion, because, well, how many children could you feed with that money? And surprise because - WHY? Does six million dollars - the amount rumored to have been spent on J-Lo's baby pics - actually translate into increased revenue for a magazine? Do babies on covers really move that much product?

Apparently, yes. But that's not the whole story.

According to a story at Jossip, mags with babies on the cover do sell more issues, but the real money comes from selling international rights. They say, “Magazines who buy exclusive pics often re-sell the international rights to another publication, off-setting their own costs. That’s what People did with Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s baby pics.”

Which, you know, doesn't address the revulsion issue (especially if those celebs just pocket the money, instead of giving some or all of it to charity, as Brangelina did. You can build a whole lot of orphanges with the kind of money that gets tossed around for baby pics), but it does explain a little more about why People and Us Weekly even bother.

$$$ makes $$$$$$$.

Introducing Beau Jones: Baby Spice Unveils Baby Pics

HerBadMother — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:33:00 GMT

Emma Bunton posted the first pics of her new baby boy - Beau Jones, ten weeks old - on her blog today.

She added this commentary:

“Hi everyone, So sorry for the wait, but here is our beautiful little boy Beau. As you can see from the picture he is a bonny little soul, and he makes us so happy, he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to us. He’s 10 weeks old now and we can’t believe how quickly time flies. We’re all getting ready to go to L.A., we’ve packed his little bag with all his goodies. He’s started to sleep through the night now so mummy is getting some well deserved sleep before the tour.

I’ve been rehearsing with Geri and Mel C the last few days, and I really think it’s going to be a great show. We shot the video for Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) the other day and I didn’t stop laughing all day with the other girls, it was great having the gang back together. I really hope you love the single as much as we do.

Anyway that’s all for now, will try to send you a blog from LA and let you know how the rehearsals are going.

See you all soon, Lots of love, Emma xx”

He's gorgeous. Congratulations again, Emma and Jade!

(Source and photo: JustJared)