Exclusive: Snooki Charges $20,000 to Walk a Red Carpet
Show them the money!
The new Us Weekly (on newsstands now) exclusively reports the staggering amounts of money the cast of MTV's Jersey Shore are raking in:
PAULY D Want to get DJ Pauly D to spin beats at a bash? The going rate is a cool $20,000.
THE SITUATION He’ll earn about $100,000 for Dancing With the Stars; his cologne, fitness DVD and endorsement for a nutritional supplement could net him millions.
RONNIE For party hosting, he gets “$12,000 to $20,000,” says his manager, Matt Cohen, adding that he also has plans to sell his signature drink, “Ron-Ron Juice.”
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VINNY The house’s most mellow member earns $6,000 an hour to appear at clubs and, a source tells Us, “he’s recording a single.”
SNOOKI The star charges $20,000 to walk an event’s red carpet. She also has hair products and a book in the works. JWOWW In addition to the $25,000 they each make per show, her Filthy Couture fashion line helps pay the bills.
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ANGELINA The lowest earner of the bunch ($5,000 for appearances), she has an accessories line under way.
SAMMI She earns $15,000 for event appearances. Plus, “I have beauty and fitness products in the works,” she says. Not everyone is thrilled with the money -- and fame -- the self-described "guidos" and "guidettes" are getting.
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The National Italian American Foundation issued a statement earlier this year expressing concerns over the way the show depicts Italian Americans. Said NIAF President Joseph V. Del Raso: The show's characters have "more in common with the adolescent residents of Animal House than with Italian Americans."
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie even declared that the hit show -- MTV's highest-rated telecast in the network's 12-34 demo in eight years -- is bad for the state.
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On Tuesday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, castmate Vinny fired back, saying people should be worrying about other issues. "There's the economy, poverty, equal rights -- and Jersey Shore is the worst thing that's wrong?" he asked.
Snooki insisted they don't just party all the time, either.
"I think no one knows how we really are," she said. "We have, like, different sides. Obviously you see us on the show we party, we do this, and we do that. But outside of the show, we're very quiet."
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Snooki, for example, said she'll "go to frickin' Barnes & Nobles, get a coffee and just sit down and read. No one would ever think that. We have different sides to us and people don't see that."
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10I really think it's sad that these young people get on tv get drunk and have sex with the first thing walking their way, and we support this....AND they continue to prosper from their hoish ways......what is this world coming to.....please tell me...it's just goes to show what type of morals peole in this world really have and kids now days need to support something more positive not anything that's that ronchy....they are selling their soles for money......do they have parents to consult with?
Not sure about yours Pam but my children do NOT watch this show or ANY show on MTV!
The tv show is like a train wreck about to happen and you cant keep your eyes off of the tv show.. But do I think they are different ppl whenever the cameras are around... Nope.. they are the same off camera as they are on camera.
They're not representing Jersey or Italian-Americans. They're representing themselves. Change the hue of their skin and they'd still just be representing themselves. You mean to tell me that if you get a group of 8 friends together to get a shore house for the summer that they're not going to do a lot of the same things that this crew is doing? They'll be doing the exact same stuff, except it won't be documented. These people are pretty entertaining! Some may think it's a waste of time watching it, but I could say the same about a lot of shows that other people watch. To each their own.
Kim, It's good television. If people are basing them as role models, it's their own problem. Not everybody elses.
Why does anyone want to see her??? Who the hell is she??? Come on people grow up and realize that these are "role models" for todays kids!!Is this what we want our children to become?
Unreal! They get rewarded for trashy behavior?....Some things I'll never understand.
The first two comments are true; yet it's sad to know that there are folks with REAL talent that can't catch a break. Must one flash their boobs, get drunk in public, scratch ones hair out, in order to get recognize or catch a break? That's the sad part. Who looks at this show? Children thats who. Children and maybe young adults. There are only a hand few of good reality shows on tv now. Reality tv is taking over, that's another sad thing to see. Before long there won't be a need for good actors or writers. Sad. I feel sorry for the younger kids. By the time they grow up this type of show is what they will look back on. Sad. Remember when MTV used to air nothing but Videos?
So true! People there are so many other things going around in the world right now then to be worried about what Snookie or Vinny do! They were just givin an opertunity and they went with it! You have to admit, everything they touch turns into gold!
If people are stupid enough to pay her...good for her for capitalizing on it!