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Martha F'n Stewart

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This makes me literally sick. Martha's Prison Diaries - October 13, 2004
According to sources within the publishing industry, lawyers working on behalf of Martha Stewart have been quietly approaching book publishing executives to do some sort of memoir that would be written by the domestic diva while she serves her five month prison sentence.
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Martha you did something wrong....that is why you went to jail...it is not another situation to profit from! :mad:

Talk about a narcissist.....
 
For once, I agree with you (reckless use of the word 'literally' aside :D). I remember when I was a kid, George Best spent two weeks in jail for drunk driving. As soon as he was released, he sold his story to the tabloids for more than my dad earned in a year. It's outrageous.
 
Not to mention Archer making a mint out of his prison experiences.

I hope that he can be tied in to the coup attempt in equatorial guinea, I really do. A lengthy stay in an african jail with only Mark Thatcher for company would be hilarious.
 
zenith-nadir said:
This makes me literally sick. Martha's Prison Diaries - October 13, 2004 Martha you did something wrong....that is why you went to jail...it is not another situation to profit from! :mad:

Talk about a narcissist.....
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Hold on a sec...this is America, a land of opportunity where anyone--anyone--who is willing to work hard can acheive.

Sounds like Martha F'n Stewart is making the most of her incarceration.
 
Ian Osborne said:
For once, I agree with you (reckless use of the word 'literally' aside :D). I remember when I was a kid, George Best spent two weeks in jail for drunk driving. As soon as he was released, he sold his story to the tabloids for more than my dad earned in a year. It's outrageous.
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There may be a bucket full of vomit right next to his desk right now.
 
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c0rbin said:
Sounds like Martha F'n Stewart is making the most of her incarceration.
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I think it is an example of the level of celebrity worship in America. Only celebrities who go to jail can profit from the experience. This kind of extreme narcisicm is what Martha Inc was built on.
 
Sh!t, I will buy her book about as readily as I would make a marzipan acorn--as in not never no-how.

Where there is a market there is a buck to be made and when people become brands, as Oprah and Martha have, and there is a media to deliver it, markets expand--capitolists rejoice!

I for one simply turn off the TV.
 
c0rbin said:
Where there is a market there is a buck to be made and when people become brands, as Oprah and Martha have, and there is a media to deliver it, markets expand--capitolists rejoice!
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She can do what she wants. If she wants to sell fancy vials of her estrogen inlaid with mother-of-pearl I wouldn't have an issue. :D

But show some humility for christ sakes, she's been in jail what? a week? and she's already shopping "her story". It would look less distasteful, but only slightly, if she had begun the shopping after she was out of prison.
 
I have no problem with convicts selling their stories or otherwise profiteering from their misadventures. After all, they can't profit unless folks are willing to pay for the story. This is a area where i think the market should decide. In poor taste, maybe, but that judgement is equally placed on those who want to hear the story.
 
Hey, in a world where Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson are front-page news, perhaps ZN has a point.
 
I think this is a good example of why people like Martha Stewart are rich, and other people are not.

(I personally think Martha Stewart is great)
 
shecky said:
I have no problem with convicts selling their stories or otherwise profiteering from their misadventures. After all, they can't profit unless folks are willing to pay for the story. This is a area where i think the market should decide. In poor taste, maybe, but that judgement is equally placed on those who want to hear the story.
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Unfortunately, this can result in some things that are distasteful. I'm sure there are people who would pay to see people who are unable to consent fight to the death.

There certainly seems to be a market for paedophilia out there.

Both of these are distasteful, reflect badly on the consumer and are happily illegal. What p's me off is that even if MfS were to give all the proceeds away to charity, she would still receive a PR boost worth $$$$$$$$s
 
I can just see it now...

the horrors of razor fights in the shower room, and sleeping on two hundred thread count sheets.

I can't wait for the made-for-TeeVee movie.

:rolleyes:
 
"And so you see, girls, what a little imagination can do."

"With the lenses and a little sunlight, we can do our own embossing, and the linen wraps give texture to what would otherwise be a drab piece of wood."

"But now, the shiv is decorative, as well as functional. Any questions about the blade or the point?"
 
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c0rbin said:
Hold on a sec...this is America, a land of opportunity where anyone--anyone--who is willing to work hard can acheive.

Sounds like Martha F'n Stewart is making the most of her incarceration.
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Yes, I agree. People own their life experiences and are entitled to profit off of them if they so desire. It's outrageous that people think someone should not have the right to make money off their life.
 
Isnt there a law that prevents convicts from profiting from the noteriety of their crimes??? That way the cant profit from selling the story.
 
Tmy said:
Isnt there a law that prevents convicts from profiting from the noteriety of their crimes??? That way the cant profit from selling the story.
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Yeah, that's the illegitimate law I was talking about.
 
Tony said:
Yeah, that's the illegitimate law I was talking about.
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Was it struck down? Or is it still active.

I guess Marthas victims (stockholders) could sue her for the book royalties.
 
Tmy said:
Was it struck down? Or is it still active.
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I think it's still active, but only applies to convicted murderers.

(Edited to add: my bad, has nothing to do with type of crime. I was remembering Gravano's book deal.)
 
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