The Big Story the last couple days has been about Paris and her Today Show interview with Meredith Viera (sp?). The news (aside from the fact that Barbara Wa-Wa got scooped by her former View sister) was that NBC had agreed to pay Paris Hilton $1 million for the interview - something execs at the anti-Studio 60 network vehemently denied - and it brought up a lot of questions as to ethics (as if - newspeople and ethics! Ha! It is to laugh).
According to reports, basically all networks pay for their celebrity interviews nowadays. They get around the whole "ethics" embargo by saying they are actually paying for "release" of photos and images associated with the interview - such as Paris' emergence from jail. Circumventing ethical boundaries is the very HEIGHT of ethical behavior. I'm just saying. Supposedly, Good Morning America offered Hilton $100,000.
One of the other questions is whether or not it is ethical or responsible for Paris to take the money. Some of these talking heads and their "ethics" suggested Paris should donate the money to charity. I say: bullshit.
This is the problem (well, one of about 50823097421097098876) with American society and the legal system, in particular: Paris Hilton paid her debt to society. In fact, she paid a larger debt than any of the rest of us would have, so she doesn't owe us anything. I would personally like to see her come out of jail bitter and pissed-off at the travesty we call the legal "system" and maybe make an example out of some of the people who did it to her. But no matter what she does, Paris Hilton has every effing right to profit as much as she can off this whole debacle.
And for any of these bottom-feeding haircuts to dare talk about "ethics" and what would be "proper" decorum for anyone is a joke. It is to laugh!
According to reports, basically all networks pay for their celebrity interviews nowadays. They get around the whole "ethics" embargo by saying they are actually paying for "release" of photos and images associated with the interview - such as Paris' emergence from jail. Circumventing ethical boundaries is the very HEIGHT of ethical behavior. I'm just saying. Supposedly, Good Morning America offered Hilton $100,000.
One of the other questions is whether or not it is ethical or responsible for Paris to take the money. Some of these talking heads and their "ethics" suggested Paris should donate the money to charity. I say: bullshit.
This is the problem (well, one of about 50823097421097098876) with American society and the legal system, in particular: Paris Hilton paid her debt to society. In fact, she paid a larger debt than any of the rest of us would have, so she doesn't owe us anything. I would personally like to see her come out of jail bitter and pissed-off at the travesty we call the legal "system" and maybe make an example out of some of the people who did it to her. But no matter what she does, Paris Hilton has every effing right to profit as much as she can off this whole debacle.
And for any of these bottom-feeding haircuts to dare talk about "ethics" and what would be "proper" decorum for anyone is a joke. It is to laugh!
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