14 DAY TRIAL // While Lindsay Lohan is reportedly considering an appeal to the 90-day jail sentence she was slapped with the other day, ongoing reports suggest that this may actually be the best thing that has happened to her career in years. For the first interview after she does the time, she could net a cool $1 million – and given she’s been having trouble lately scoring work, this is no small feat, PopEater reports.
The same happened to Paris Hilton too: she was sentenced to jail and the world thought, if only for a split second, that this was the end of her career and time in the spotlight. After serving the time, Paris emerged like a much stronger woman, one with a clearer sense of purpose and more determination, all of which she did not hesitate to elaborate on in a series of exclusive interviews. If she plays her cards right, Lindsay could do the same – and rise like the legendary phoenix bird from the ashes, while also pocketing a fat check.
“You can bet Lindsay Lohan will have plenty to say when she’s sprung from the joint later this summer, but if you want her for a TV interview you’d better have deep pockets! Sources tell me that deals are already in the works to secure Lindsay’s first post-jailhouse chat for a whopping $1 million. You heard right, a cool mil! ‘Financially, it’s the best thing that could have ever happened to Lindsay,’ a magazine insider tells me. ‘It’s no secret that Lindsay has been in financial trouble for a while. She will earn more money from her post-prison interview than she ever earned acting.’ Lindsay is not the first celebrity to turn her troubles into a cash cow,” PopEater writes.
“Paid interviews, while routine in Europe, are still taboo here in the USA. The way major networks get around this is by engaging in ‘licensing’ deals that provide compensation for the rights to personal material, most often video footage or photos. Sources tell me that this is exactly the type of arrangement Lindsay is looking for. ‘Expect to see a major TV and magazine deal,’ a source close to Lindsay tells me. ‘Lindsay might have made a lot of mistakes, but she knows how much her first interview is worth. She won’t even consider offers of less than $1 million’,” the same e-zine says.
The only thing on which said deal would be dependent on is the actual time she spends behind bars, the report further argues. That is to say, if Lindsay does the full 90-day sentence, she could easily cash in $1 million for the first interview post-jail but the value could go down if the sentence is shortened for one reason or another.
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