It would be absolutely lovely if Ricky Martin could secure $20 million for the book and movie rights to his life, particularly his coming out story, as Puerto Rico’s newspaper El Nuevo Dia reports. But it’s simply not true.
No publisher has $20 million to hand out — as a preliminary payment! That is, an advance — to any star, let alone a non-ex-president. Bill Clinton got a rumored $12 million. Sarah Palin got a rumored $11 million (a figure she denies). And while Martin may have a wider international audience than these two political figures, any serious deal of this caliber would be tied to results. Martin, as a gay public figure, has not been tested in the entertainment market. Publishers, filmmakers — they just don’t know how well Martin’s story can really sell. So while Martin could end up earning many, many millions for his life story, the idea that he’s going to pocket $20 million — which is probably close to what he took in personally from music recording and touring through his entire career — just for signing it over screams of fantasy.
Marc
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With more than 80 million dollars in the bank account, homes in L.A., Miami,, NY (a $27 million apt.) and Puerto Rico’s exclusive Dorado area, he only came out for two reasons: because he was about to be exposed, and because, since he is planning on coming out with two albums later this year and a book, he knew the line of questioning regarding his children and the alleged true paternity by Mexican actor/singer turned anti-gay activist Eduardo Verastegui, was going to be the only thing reporters wanted to talk about.
http://www.queerty.com/is-it-time-to-meet-ricky-martins-boyfriend-20100331/
fredo777
whatever. if they do offer a worthwhile sum for your story, ricky, take it.
i sure as hell would.
Marcus
Ricky made more than $20 million during his whole career, Queerty, that said, he is not worth $20 million for his, “story.”
That said, and I’ve said it before: his story keeps on giving.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
“You don’t have to believe………….” Pretty certain any sane person would not have believed Ricky (now confirmed likes Dickey) Martin would get anywhere near that sum for his story….if he was lucky he would get maybe one one percent of that fugure as an advance with the rest in the back end ( and no, that wasn’t a pun! :-P)
stoph8now
3 years ago ricky’s estimated worth was around the $130 million mark.
afrolito
Only a MORON would believe that any publisher would offer Ricky Martin 20 million for his story. He’s famous, but even internationally he’s not on the level of fame required to even be considered for such an offer. He might get a couple million, but that’s it really.
JonathanHasHasIt
Money down the drain…