Posted on 07/02/2018 2:14:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Since her husband took office Melania Trump has earned six figures from an unusual deal with a photo agency in which major media organizations have indirectly paid the Trump family despite a requirement that the photos be used only in positive coverage.
President Donald Trump's most recent financial disclosure reveals that in 2017 the first lady earned at least $100,000 from Getty Images for the use of any of a series of 187 photos of the first family shot between 2010 and 2016 by Belgian photographer Regine Mahaux.
It's not unheard of for celebrities to earn royalties from photos of themselves, but it's very unusual for the wife of a currently serving elected official. More problematic for the many news organizations that have published or broadcast the images, however, is that Getty's licensing agreement stipulates the pictures can be used in "positive stories only."
According to the revenue statement in President Trump's May financial disclosure, Melania Trump earned between $100,000 and $1,000,000 in photo royalties in 2017 from the Getty deal....
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The way this is laid out, it sounds like this is a deal that Melania put together years ago, and is not some “new” endeavor she has taken on to earn some money (as they would like for you to believe).
JMHO
We are so fortunate those aren’t pictures of Bill Clinton.
Oh boy, they’ll no doubt lead the news with this tonight. A new fake scandal!
So?
Good for her and the family.
5.56mm
Would pay NOT to see!
The Media gave The Ubamas unlimited free positive coverage.
Hey! If the bozos in the “media” were dumb enough to pay it, we all need to stand back, take a deep breath and have a good laugh. LOL.
Between $100,000. and $1,000,000. Now that is narrowed to a WAG.
The fact is no one would pay a penny for a photo of Michelle Obama.
She’s a model and doesn’t use government resources to generate income. No problem.
...for the use of any of a series of 187 photos of the first family shot between 2010 and 2016 by Belgian photographer Regine Mahaux.So a deal that was negotiated by private citizens continues to yield profits after they enter public service.
What's the problem?
Barron is sure very tall for his age; and a very good-looking lad, at that.
If we had an HONEST Media, one that LOVES America, she would’ve earned a BILLION dollars off of POSITIVE stories about her and her family during that same time frame!!
Gawd, how I LOATHE these creatures!
Precisely. Like royalties of a book she wrote way back when. (At least it wasn’t fiction about her father and she did the work)
There is nothing wrong with this, nbc. You are nothing but a bunch of whining angry bastards, so STFU.
Wow, Barron has had a growth spurt.
What’s the past tense for FLOTUS, FLOTER?
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