Page 30 - Aruba Today
P. 30
A30
PEOPLE & ARTSFriday 27 November 2015
Sofia Vergara scores by sharing
wedding photos on Instagram
This June 9, 2015, file photo shows Joe Manganiello, left, and SANDY COHEN an image of accessibility, “She looks so beautiful and
Sofia Vergara arriving at the Los Angeles premiere of “Jurassic AP Entertainment Writer which could have an even she’s so excited, and you
World” at the Dolby Theatre. LOS ANGELES (AP) — New- bigger payoff. like her even better and
lyweds Sofia Vergara and Marketing consultant Dorie you can’t wait to see her
Associated Press Joe Manganiello might Clark said the move sends back on her show.”
have cashed in by selling “a clear branding signal Other stars have skipped
their wedding photos to a that you are of the peo- traditional publications to
celebrity magazine, but in- ple.” bring their personal pho-
stead they posted the pic- “Just because magazines tos straight to the people.
tures online, and the ben- want to pay you tons of Beyoncé and Jay Z posted
efits could be priceless. money for your photos, the first pictures of daugh-
Vergara shared 55 photos you’re not succumbing ter Blue Ivy on their person-
from her wedding week- to that,” she said. “You’re al websites. Justin Timber-
end on Instagram, from the a regular gal and you’re lake and Jessica Biel used
romantic, flower-filled set- releasing photos on Insta- Instagram to publicly share
ting to her first dance with gram the way your friends the first shots of their son,
her new husband. There do. You’re not a spoiled Silas.
are shots of her co-workers Hollywood starlet. You’re “I think we’re going to see
— “Modern Family” stars of the people.” more stars doing this, not
Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell That kind of image is more less,” said Fuller, who notes
and Jesse Tyler Ferguson — fan-friendly — and almost that magazine publishers
and a snap of the couple expected in the era of re- don’t have the budgets
cutting their cake. It’s like ality-TV, said Bonnie Fuller, they once did. “Social me-
an extended magazine editor-in-chief of celeb- dia has given such a forum
layout without the maga- rity site HollywoodLife.com. to celebrities.”
zine. Such accessibility also fits Ultimately, Vergara and
By sharing the photos via Vergara’s character on Manganiello making their
social media, Vergara was “Modern Family,” Fuller wedding pictures widely
able to “give fans the best said. available could lead to
perspective on her special “People who tune into the even more coverage in
day: her own,” said Insta- show love to see her be- celebrity media, Clark said:
gram exec Charlton Ghol- ing so happy and love to “You might get more pub-
son. see her love story that she licity value than in cash
She not only controls the found true love with Joe value had you sold the
narrative, she cultivates Manganiello,” she said. rights exclusively.”q
Rosie O’Donnell’s take on
Trump campaign: ‘A nightmare’
LYNN ELBER In this June 8, 2014 file photo, Rosie O’Donnell accepts the
AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rosie Isabelle Stevenson Award on stage at the 68th annual Tony
O’Donnell isn’t mincing
words when it comes to Awards in New York. Associated Press
Donald Trump’s presiden-
tial campaign. O’Donnell criticized him for of barbs from Trump, who
Said O’Donnell: “It’s a remarks he made about called O’Donnell a “loser”
nightmare.” She didn’t a winner of his Miss USA and “slob,” among other
elaborate, adding only, beauty pageant, saying insults. In turn, O’Donnell
“That’s my quote.” he had no right to be a questioned Trump’s busi-
The actress-comedian “moral compass” for the ness skills and hairstyle and
and billionaire Republican beauty queen. compared him to a “snake
contender have long ex- That unleashed a series oil salesman.”q
changed barbs. But his
conduct became an issue
at the Republican presi-
dential debate in August,
when Trump was asked to
account for crude remarks
he has made about wom-
en. When Trump suggest-
ed he had insulted only
O’Donnell, Fox News Chan-
nel moderator Megyn Kelly
corrected him.
The animosity between
Trump and O’Donnell
dates back years. In 2006,
