Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Mariah Wants 'Tasteful' Twin Photos

Mariah Carey’s twins are nearly seven weeks old, and you know what that means: time to set off a bidding war between the celeb magazines for the rights to the babies’ photos.

According to the New York Post’s Page Six, People and OK! magazine are among the contenders for the first photographs of little Monroe and Moroccan Scott and are willing to pay nearly $200,000 US for the images. However, Carey and husband Nick Cannon are reportedly most concerned with how classy the photos will be. (Yes, this is from the same couple that posed naked on the cover of Life & Style during Carey’s pregnancy.)

"Mariah and Nick are more concerned with doing the right thing than going to the highest bidder," a friend of the couple’s told Page Six. "They're talking to a number of publications about doing it in the best and most tasteful way. Nick has said on radio he doesn't feel entirely comfortable selling pictures of his children. But the first picture remains very valuable to the paparazzi."

According to insiders, Carey had initially hoped to make at least seven figures for the first photos of her offspring, who were born April 30. However, she soon discovered that tabloid editors are no longer willing to pay the big bucks for celebrity baby pictures, such as the reported $14 million US paid to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline in 2008. (Brangelina allegedly gave all the money to charity.)

"There's not much movement going on right now," said a source. "Everyone wants [photos of Carey’s children], and everyone is putting in offers. But times and budgets have changed from the Brangie baby years."

A rep for Carey insisted that the singers’ decision won’t be based on monetary compensation but rather what is best for her children.

"She is still deciding when and if she's going to [do the pictures]," the rep said. "She is enjoying being a mom, and there's no rush. It's not about the money."

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