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A_womon
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: A_womon
Post Number: 289
Registered: 05-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 08:49 pm: | 
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Hey liberti,
Do you have any figures on how much those contracts were worth in dollars and cents?
I mean after "Bling"'s author got paid over a million for movie/book deal, Im just curious as to how many benjamins a new author could stack.
Speaking of movie deals: do you think the Bling author sold all of her rights to get that much money? I heard that was only a no- no if you weren't getting paid big bucks.
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Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 474
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 12:33 am: |
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Liberti,
Is it true that "Bling" does a not-so-subtle slamjob on supermodel(diva) Naomi Campbell? If so, whatchu think Campbell will do (legend has it she's a scrapper)?
Would "Bling" have got all the PR hubbub (I mean, come on...a passable NYT's book review for THIS?) were its writer not buddy-buddy with the great hip-hop impresario Mr/Mrs. Russell Simmons? |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 789
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 01:16 pm: |
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Aside from bitching about it, ain't nothin Naomi Campbell can do, Abm, because as Chrishayden noted, "Bling" is an example of the "Roman A Clef" genre of fiction. If Campbell or any other celeb recognizes thinly-disguised characters in the story as themselves, then they're admitting that they've been accurately portrayed. |
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