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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
Is this fact or theory?
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Just theory. But as a rule most celebrity charitable contributions across the board are by promotional appearances that promotes a good cause rather than giving vastly themselves. Are the staff for the competition events appearing for free and catering etc all freely donated? I doubt it. Expenses at every level will always be covered and that's got to be from someone's pocket or as a tax rebate. I just don't see it that these expenses aren't claimed back somehow. Which makes there no actually donation in my eyes but it's promoted like it's philanthropy. Does JBJ appear entirely for free for these or is his time claimed back too? It's not the biggest leap.
So using JBJSF and then band promotion info to boost Hart N Dagger sales all feels pretty muddy. It's prizes where he could still be getting paid.
I'm most likely wrong. But it was an unformed thought that made me question a few things.
No matter what he is the image of domestically, the prices to the fans and machine around him (that he controls) are to make him as much money as possible. The RT packages needn't be so vast and could offer solely meet & greets for example. But do the extra profits from the buffets and other aspects trickle down to make sure all are well paid? Or are they a way to gain JBJ a bigger piece of the pie without it being obvious how much? That's not the music industry failing it's him wanting more and shielding it with garnish. Cynical maybe but every aspect of promotion around JBJ now always feels like he's looking out for his own bottom line. The love of music just doesn't feel like it's a main motivation any more.