Jennifer Lopez Shows Off Her Six Million Dollar Babies
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I'm going to admit right off that these are very cute babies. Max looks like his daddy and Emme looks like her mommy. But then...most babies are cute, even without a six million dollar price tag.
Yes, the new People magazine is out, and guess who is on the cover:
This week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, features 12 pages of new photos of the pop star with husband Marc Anthony and their 1-month-old bundles of joy inside their Long Island home and nursery.The happy new parents spoke candidly to PEOPLE about the pregnancy, addressing everything from Jennifer's weight gain to rumors of infertility. For all the details, pick up the new issue, on newsstands Friday.
And guess what? The babies...look like everyday, run-of-the-mill, normal babies. You can see airbrushed photos of Jennifer in the $120,000 nursery, of Jennifer holding the babies, and of Jennifer gazing lovingly at Marc as he holds the babies. People magazine has been counting down to this on their website with the expectancy of a lunar launch. I guess they need to get their money's worth out of this little deal.
But here's what I propose: I say that we don't buy the magazine. $6M for airbrushed photographs of J-Lo, in which the twins just so happen to appear, is ridiculous. Jennifer and Marc do not need this money. They have more money than they know what to do with, and that is one thing that keeps them distant from reality. As I said yesterday, I have no problem with celebs splurging on whatever they like...when they then turn around and give back to others less fortunate. But by all accounts this $6M is going straight into their bank account, instead of being used, for example, to help those mothers and children who are less fortunate.
People could have offered to donate that money to a reputable charity in J-Lo and Marc's name, instead of giving it to greedy celebrities who will undoubtedly use it to purchase yet more gilded trim for the nursery. This is simply a publicity stunt for Jennifer...it's to stroke the egos of the parents, it has nothing to do with the babies. I don't doubt that she loves her babies very much, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking that she wanted to share this moment with fifty million of her closest friends.
So, sorry...you do what you want, but I won't be spending one red cent to buy a People magazine. I don't even really want to link to them in this story, but I guess I have to. Regardless, they are cute, and I hope they live long and healthy lives.
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