Usher won't pimp out his child for money
Categories: Newborns, Celeb kids, Celeb parenting, Rumors
Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie may think selling photos of your newborn bundle of joy is a great way to make some extra cash, but R&B singer Usher clearly does not. In fact, rumors that he tried and failed to find a buyer for his own son's pictures have him sounding pretty riled up. "In no way would I ever pimp out my child for money. I am livid that people talk about my child," he tells New York Post's Page Six.
He goes on to say, "What makes you a man more than being a father to your child? I recognize I gave anonymity away when I became an artist, but to have people try to paint a horrible picture of what's so beautiful - it's obvious someone is trying to stop something so beautiful."
Usher may have a problem with celebrities who make money off their babies, but that doesn't mean the proud papa doesn't want to show off little Usher V. Father and son are to be featured on the cover of the Father's Day issue of Essence magazine. Free of charge, of course.
He goes on to say, "What makes you a man more than being a father to your child? I recognize I gave anonymity away when I became an artist, but to have people try to paint a horrible picture of what's so beautiful - it's obvious someone is trying to stop something so beautiful."
Usher may have a problem with celebrities who make money off their babies, but that doesn't mean the proud papa doesn't want to show off little Usher V. Father and son are to be featured on the cover of the Father's Day issue of Essence magazine. Free of charge, of course.
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Mel 5-05-2008 @ 1:41PM
Usher needs to get off his high horse. That he is not being paid for the Essence cover does not mean that he is not *profiting* from it. A cover like that offers him exposure, and lots of it. Additionally, it results in goodwill with Essence and its publisher, Time Warner. Usher *and his baby* will be good for magazine sales, and that will lead to future work with the magazine.
Not that I mind; I'm all for people cashing in. I just don't think Usher should begrudge other celebrities the same opportunities from which he benefits, albeit indirectly.
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