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5:00 AM PDT, August 25, 2011
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries got a reported $300,000 fromPeoplemagazine for an exclusive engagement photo.
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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

PEOPLE
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries got a reported $300,000 from People magazine for an exclusive engagement photo.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

US Weekly
Us Weekly was reportedly willing to pay $500,000 in 2005 for the first pictures of Brad and Angelina as a couple as they were snapped frolicking on a beach.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline

PEOPLE
People magazine paid a reported $500,000 in 2005 to snap up the rights to photos of Britney and Kevin's newborn Sean Preston.
Angelina Jolie

PEOPLE
People magazine paid a reported $500,000 in 2006 for exclusive photos of Angelina first looking pregnant.
Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern

PEOPLE
Anna Nicole and Howard exchanged vows in a commitment ceremony in 2006 in the Bahamas and People magazine reportedly paid $1 million for exclusive photos of the event.
Angelina Jolie

PEOPLE
Angelina Jolie was paid a reported $2 million by People magazine in 2007 for post-adoption photos of her son Pax Thien. It is assumed that money generated through the sale was donated to charity.
Larry Birkhead

OK! Magazine
OK! magazine paid Larry Birkhead -- Anna Nicole Smith's ex -- a reported $2 million in 2007 for photos of him with their daughter, Dannielynn.
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker

OK! Magazine
Eva and Tony sold the rights to their wedding photos to OK! magazine for a reported $2 million in 2007. The money was reportedly used to cover the cost of the couple's lavish wedding.
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher

OK! Magazine
OK! magazine reportedly paid $3 million for exclusive photos of Demi and Ashton's 2005 wedding. The money was donated to Habitat for Humanity and victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

PEOPLE
People magazine reportedly paid $4.1 million for newborn photos of Brad and Angie's daughter Shiloh Nouvel in 2006. The celeb power couple is said to have donated the money to the children's charity UNICEF.
Selling Out: 10 of the Biggest Celeb Photo Deals

PEOPLE
As the world just found out from wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, the public's insatiable appetite to delve into the private lives of celebrities can bring big bucks. Experts seem to agree that Kim's lavish wedding -- despite it's huge price tag -- will generate millions for the Kardashian family. Exclusive photo rights to the wedding alone were reportedly sold to People magazine for $2.5 million.
But the practice of selling exclusive photos for big profits is nothing new -- take a look at this list of some of the most lucrative magazine photo deals in history.