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Julia Roberts got $250k per smile for this Lavazza ad

by Mick Weinstein|Published December 27, 2010

Julia Roberts was reportedly paid about $1.5m for this 45 second spot for Lavazza. That’s $250k per smile.

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Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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