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Posted on: Saturday, July 25, 2009

Octomom putting kids on reality TV


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Nadya Suleman

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Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman has signed an agreement for each of her 14 children to earn $250 a day starring in a reality television show.

The contracts filed yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court guarantee the children will collectively earn about $250,000 over three years. The contracts require a judge's approval.

European production company Eyeworks inked the deal with Suleman. Eyeworks' TV credits include "Breaking Bonaduce" and "The Biggest Loser." The show is slated to begin filming Sept. 1.

Suleman gave birth to octuplets Jan. 26. Her lawyer says a trust has been established for her children, all age 8 or younger.

'GIRLS GONE WILD' JAIL BRIBES ALLEGED

Federal bribery charges have been filed in an alleged scheme involving gifts and payments in exchange for preferential treatment of Joe Francis while the "Girls Gone Wild" founder was in jail in Reno for nearly a year.

Aaron Weinstein, a Hollywood video and marketing executive listed as an executive producer on some of the soft-porn mogul's projects, is charged with three bribery counts in a grand jury indictment made public yesterday.

He is accused of bribing two former sheriff's officials and a jail worker with more than $12,000 and gifts — including Oakland Raiders tickets — in exchange for favorable treatment of the jailed Francis in 2007.

Weinstein, 45, was arrested yesterday in Los Angeles. Those who allegedly accepted bribes also face charges.

DOWNEY'S GAME IS AFOOT AT COMIC-CON

Robert Downey Jr. needs no introduction — so he walked onto the San Diego Convention Center's biggest stage without one.

The 44-year-old actor stepped out unannounced and presented a clip from his forthcoming film "Sherlock Holmes" to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 6,000 Comic-Con fans yesterday.

Downey called Holmes "an intellectual superhero" in the tale, set in England in the 1800s. The film is based on the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle and the era's obsession with the occult.

"We reinvigorated it by changing it less" than other adaptations of the story, Downey said.

Also starring are Jude Law as Dr. John Watson and Rachel McAdams as Holmes' love interest, Irene Adler.

WINEHOUSE OFF THE HOOK FOR ASSAULT

A British judge acquitted Amy Winehouse yesterday of assaulting a fan who asked to take her picture, a bit of good news in the beehived soul diva's tumultuous life.

District Judge Timothy Workman found the 25-year-old singer not guilty of punching dancer Sherene Flash at a charity ball in September. Winehouse said she was startled when the fan suddenly stepped up next to her and just pushed her away.

Winehouse shot to stardom with the Grammy-winning album "Back to Black" in 2006, but her music has been overshadowed by reports of drug use, run-ins with the law and a tempestuous marriage. Earlier this month, Winehouse was granted a divorce from Blake Fielder-Civil. She gave her name in court as Amy Jade Civil.