On the bright side, you'll be seeing some of your favorite celebrities in Hell...
According to a piece in Details magazine this month, a staggering number of celebrities demand huge paychecks (or make obscene material demands) in order to participate in charity events.
Some of the more amusing examples:
1) Marc Anthony (yeah, remember him?) demanded $50,000 to appear at the Heart Fund's annual L.A. benefit in 2001, according to the fund's president. Dana Carvey appeared in his place -- for free.
2) Anthony's wife, Jennifer Lopez, demanded the following things to participate in a video shoot for a 9/11 charity album in 2001: Evian water at room temperature, nine varieties of fruit and a completely white room (drapes, flowers, couches, tables and candles).
3) Last April Snoop Dogg recieved $150,000 to perform at a New York UNICEF benefit. He nearly canceled when he found out his dressing room wasn't outfitted with an Xbox.
4) David Schwimmer (Yeah -- Ross, for crying out loud!) recieved two Rolex watches with a combined value of $26,413 to attend a 1997 charity gala for a number of causes, including the John Wayne Cancer Institute.
5) Betty and Gerald Ford were paid $200,000 to attend a 2001 charity fund raiser benefiting 18 causes, including Cure Autism Now and the Starlight Children's Fund. (And Gerry was an effing Boy Scout!)
And this one, while it isn't quite as glaringly greed based, may be my favorite:
6) Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford were both participants in PETA's 1994 "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" ad campaign. Both women have since worn fur on the runway and in fashion advertisements since. (Can that possibly be more lucrative than actually sticking with your principles and instead appearing naked?)