MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Would you sell a story on a mate for £20,000?

kevanf1

Easy answer, nope. Friends can't be bought so they shouldn't be sold either.

drderek

Trust is one of the really great things in life, and should be nurtured. Therefore, such a betrayal of trust should be avoided at all costs. Even if you think that he will never find out you will always have the betrayal of trust in the back of your mind, and it may well come back to haunt you someday!

RedBooties_2

Some will already know my views.

Besides which it's unlikely I'd ever know. It's not like I watch rubbish like Big Brother.

mdr86

No. But it might be fun to try and report the story of tabloids offering that sort of money...

omelette451

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Oh and if it was The Sun i wouldn't coz I've got scouse roots

Agreed! It's strange how few places round here still don't even bother selling it, they know there's no point cos no one will buy it.

Personally, for all the moralising that goes on in my head, in the unlikely situation that anyone I'd ever known went on BB I probably would consider it. I'd have to make sure there was no way it could be traced back to me, and it would have to be something that other people knew as well (how guilty would I look if only I knew it?!), and I'd probably demand 25% more money than whatever I was offered, but yeah I'd go for it. Who couldn't use that kind of money...

Taffybiker

There are a few answers to this one:

1) If I was told "in confidence" as stated, then no way would I sell the story. To betray someone's confidence is to betray myself.

2) Just because I haven't seen someone for a long time does not mean they are no longer my friend, so no.

3) I don't believe I have any friends who are sad or desperate enough to even consider appearing on such a pathetic excuse for entertainment!

4) If the "friend" was actually nothing more than someone I once knew and probably never liked very much then YES! C'mere cash! (Assuming #1 above does not apply)

lindsayg_2

mdr86 wrote: »

No. But it might be fun to try and report the story of tabloids offering that sort of money...

Not really, that's how they get their stories. It's very well known. So if you ever see a celeb (as opposed to a mate) making an !!!! of themselves... well, that's a different dilemma altogether!

As for this one - hmm. I'd get in touch with a mutual friend and try to find out how current the embarrassment level was on the dirt. If it was told to me in confidence a long time ago it might still be a secret, or it might not.

Then I'd haver about what to do for a bit. Mentally spending the money on one side, sharing it with the BB person on the other, giving some to charity, yada yada yada.

Then I'd decide against selling the story because money runs out, but guilt lasts forever.

Dammit!! :rolleyes:

AmericangirlinUK

No. I'd say most of us are part of this moneysaving community because we're taking responsibility for our own lives. That generally doesn't include selling out someone else to benefit ourselves.

I do have a friend who is a major film star. We go back to our teen years. We have ups and downs like every friendship. Would I ever even consider selling him out, even in midst of a spat? Not on your life. It's just plain low.

How would you like to live your life trying to find true friends who you hope won't sell you out? who like you for yourself and not your fame and cash? never being completely sure about those who surround you? Sure, the rich and famous seem to have some things sorted, but they're human, just like the rest of us. We all make mistakes, and you might make some, too, before you're famous one day.

Friends don't sell out friends.

bandraoi

So long as it didn't impact on any non-BB members of their family/exes/friends than definitely.

If they're on Big Brother, noteriety is what they're there for. People gossiping about you and doing kiss and tells on you is part of the big brother contestant "job". That's the trade off big brother contestants make, they sell their pride, dignity and privacy for fame and money. In the absence of talent, their sordid histories and personality quirks are all they have to go on. By selling the story, you'd be doing the sort of person who appears on Big Brother a favour. Post eviction they will make far more out of the story giving interviews than my £20,000.

If it was a story about a celebrity who had some sort of talent and a respect for their personal privacy, I would feel very differently.

Lynsey76

At school, me and 3 friends made a pact that if we ever became famous the others could dish a certain amount of 'dirt' under the idea that any publicity is good publicity, and we would all benefit from each others success.

So if it was one of them, hell yeah!
If not, no way, a friend is worth more than that.