“NBC has agreed to pay as much as $1 million for Paris Hilton‘s first after-jail interview, which will appear on the ‘Today’ show,” today’s New York Post alleges.
ABC’s Barbara Walters “was the front-runner” until Jeff Zucker personally called Hilton’s father Rick. “The sit-down will be conducted by Meredith Vieira.”
$1 million? Really?
An e-mailer writes: “What does NBC News stand for? Now Buying Celebrities News Entertainment Without Standards.”
“Last week it was $2 million for interviews with Princes.” (Technically, it was $2.5 million for a tribute concert.) “This week it’s $1 million for Paris,” the e-mailer says…
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