Money's Not The Root of All Evil, Sleaze Is
Three tourists stand to make $80,000 to $120,000 each for photos they snapped of Mel Gibson while hanging out at Moonshadows the night of Gibson’s arrest.
As soon as they heard of the arrest, Todd Hausberger, a 29-year-old Phoenix resident, and his high school chums began “a marketing campaign” to hawk their vacation photos to the highest bidder. In Touch Weekly “won” with a $10,000 deal.
“At the same time, Hausberger was also asking broadcast outlets for payment in exchange for TV appearances.
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