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Financial Shambles

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Pete Doherty made a 'measly' $60,000 last year.

His drug bill is probably at least double that!

Poor Petey must have gotten screwed somewhere along the way because he really should have made more than $60k.

The last Babyshambles hit the UK charts at #5. He scored modeling gigs for Dior and Goi Goi.

What gives?

Well, it looks like Doherty failed to tap into a big money maker for musicians - live shows.

Doperty's band, the Babyshambles, hardly made a penny after poor ticket sales, lukewarm reviews and expensive crew costs last year.

Plus, there were all the shows Petey missed last year due to court appearances and rehab.

No wonder he's playing birthday parties for $200 an appearance!

[Image by BARM via Fame Pictures.]

    Posted: Feb 11, 2008 at 2:07 pm / Email this  »
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    1. ryan says – reply to this


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      wow that's not enough to support his drug habit.

    2. princess juicy says – reply to this


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      1ST!!!

    3. Me says – reply to this


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      First?

    4. princess juicy says – reply to this


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      WOOOOOOOOOT WOOOOOOOOOOOT 3RD NIGGY WIGGY HOE SLUTS =DD

    5. Pshhhhh says – reply to this


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      this guy is so overrrated its not even funny

    6. jess says – reply to this


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      he is the ugliest guy i've ever seen! guess all the girls who f**ked him were super-duper high!

    7. Alex says – reply to this


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      First?

    8. b is baaaaaack [vote 4 OBAMA] says – reply to this


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      why do u even report on him? he's a lowlife who should join winehouse when she goes back to rehab.

    9. Arm Pitt says – reply to this


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      Probably because he sucks!!!

    10. neuse says – reply to this


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      1st

    11. lj says – reply to this


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      douche

    12. MegUK says – reply to this


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      It's not THE Babyshambles, it's just BABYSHAMBLES. And they rock.

    13. pk says – reply to this


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      60k in pounds is about $120k which still is pretty crappy. Then again he really didn't do much except for a few gigs and a load of drugs which I am sure some ahnger on buys him in return for celebtime

    14. eh says – reply to this


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      really? he should come to my house.

      he is so disguisting.

    15. nn says – reply to this


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      muahaha losserrrrr…

    16. lucina says – reply to this


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      aw I feel sort of bad for him.

    17. West Village says – reply to this


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      LOVE HIM! GO PETE! SEXY BOI! I WILL GIVE U ALL MY $$$! LETS DO SOME LINES, CHILL, FUCK, WHATEVER!! XXXX

    18. West Village says – reply to this


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      SHIT, WHATEVER… I'D STILL FUCK HIM!!!!!

    19. Rach says – reply to this


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      He earnt 60000k. Thats about 4 or 5 times the amount that a nurse who works all day every day would earn in England in a year.
      He shoots up all day and bails out on gigs and gets the same amount?
      Not fair.
      Its disgusting

    20. gemma says – reply to this


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      HOW CAN YOU EVEN CALL A TALENTED MUSCICIAN DISGUSTING WHEN THEIR ARE MURDERERS AND RAPISTS OUT THAT , THATS WHAT I DEFINE DISGUSTING

    21. Patches says – reply to this


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      He might be hopeless. Just like that new look of yours Perez.
      I hope you SCRAPED it off your head already.
      P

    22. Obsessed says – reply to this


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      bullshit !! he played plenty of gigs..he smoked that money up

    23. ida sweden says – reply to this


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      pete is a great musician and i love both the libertines and babyshambles (like someone cares hehe) and i think it's a shame. drugs does'nt get you anywhere… good. but at the same side, now i can hire him for my 22th birthdayparty :D

    24. W10 says – reply to this


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      he has his demons but the guy is a poet. I think everyone should hear "for lovers" songs like that is why people love him.

    25. jollyex says – reply to this


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      $200 a gig! No shit! Hey, Pete, my b-day's coming up. How ’bout it? Then we can party like rock stars and get trashed propper!!!! LOL!

    26. b. says – reply to this


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      I made more than that at Bloomingdale's last year.

    27. blahhhh says – reply to this


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      Re: pk – no he made $60k, which is about £30k. which really isn't that much. If his kid was at sixth form, the government would give him £10 a week to help put with learning costs. just to put that amount into perspective for all the yankees lol

    28. WHO CARES says – reply to this


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      Who cares??

    29. Clementine says – reply to this


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      SO PEREZ, DO YOU THINK IS EASY TO GET OFF DRUGS???
      GIVE HIM A BREAK, NOBODY CARES YOUR OPINION ABOUT PETE, YOU JUST POST THINGS ABOUT HIM SO PEOPLE TALK BAD THINGS ABOUT HIM, AND THEN YOU GET YOUR POCKETS FILLED WITH MONEY, YOU FAT BASTARD!!!

      I HOPE PETE CLEANS UP SOON, HE'S A TALLENTED MUSICIAN… HE MAKES MONEY OUT OF HIS TALENT, UNLIKE YOU, MAKING MONEY BY TRASHING OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.

      Me da vergüenza que seas latino, maraco hijo de puta, haz algo productivo con tu vida, eres patético.

    30. Obsessed says – reply to this


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      I agree Pete is very talented

    31. starving artist says – reply to this


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      I wish I made 60 a year to make my artwork and party. (Minus the debilitating drug addiction, of course.)

      Few artists of any stripe are able to live off of their work. I don't feel sorry for him - I mean, he's not waiting tables, flipping burgers, or more nobly teaching in an american public school and spending his spare change buying books for his students. A 1st year teacher in Oakland makes 37,000. PErez has NO perspective.

      If, Perez makes more than 60,000 euros a year for this blog then - wait hold on, I think I need to go puke.

    32. Grace E. says – reply to this


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      Reducing future financial obligations?

    33. Laura says – reply to this


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      Love Pete…

    34. Jas says – reply to this


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      aaww that suuuucks pete is sexiest crack head and I loove babyshambles and the libertines. Its a shame that he's in to drugs.

    35. Dutch says – reply to this


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      i,am smoking heroin and cocaine every day,whit out doing criminal things and drive a nice car and a nice house and providing my family.
      So he can do it whit his 60.000k

    36. Carley says – reply to this


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      that man.
      I loveyoupete.
      I Just love you
      who cares how much he made
      PeTE DOHERTY IS THE SEXIEST BRITISH MAN EVER
      libertines and babyshambles are insanelygood
      because of that man
      so whatever dickfaces
      petes the bbest

    37. someone who knows says – reply to this


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      he is a great talent, his music is awesome both with the libertines and babyshambles. he has his troubles yes, but to say he is talentless and worthless is just ignorant.

    38. Mark says – reply to this


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      Pete Doherty made a 'measly' $60,000 last year.

      Screw you Perez! I work my ass off for a lot less!!!!!!!

    39. elisa says – reply to this


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      LOL, Pete is a genius!

    40. jolikate says – reply to this


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      Perez my b*tch speak about his music … ignorant

    41. starving artist says – reply to this


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      Re: Mark –

      no sh!t dude. F U Perez!!!!!!

      But, hey, Perez makes his $$$ of other peoples problems. It may be entertaining but at the end of the day he's a F ing parasite. Trying making something NEW for $ Perez.

    42. starving artist says – reply to this


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      Re: b. –

      I am dying to know what your position at bloomies / the job title and exact salary. Are you a floor salesperson. I find that hard to believe. Do yo make money in commissions? Or are you in the corporate office. Please let me know so I can apply for a new job there.

    43. carolyn says – reply to this


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      Guess IF he made any more he'd be dead by now.
      Right?

    44. darkey says – reply to this


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      im pretty sure my dad makes more than that..and hes not even a celebrity…how pathetic pete

    45. p•y•t says – reply to this


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      First of all you need to understand what he changed in rock n roll music then wikipedia bands like beatles, rolling stones and all and read about their drug addictions.
      then start judging a genius coz of his drug addiction.
      so he does drugs everynight ? what the fuck is the big deal he makes top records too
      you know american mates, they sell records outside of walmart as well ?

    46. starving artist says – reply to this


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      Re: darkey –

      is your dad a working artist making more then 60,000. Than that's actually very impressive!

      Creation is about more than $ and celebrity. It is about having a compulsion to make something new and interesting. And continuing to do it even beyond you're own awareness that you have much better chance of making a decent $$$ by becoming a company man and punching the clock everyday.

    47. Aslan says – reply to this


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      The US so often fails to realise true british talent. Babyshambles are huge in the UK and the gigs constantly sell out! Not only are the songs good but the lyrics are meaningful. They are so popular especially with the whole indie thing thats going on at the mo and thanks to pete gio goi sales have rocketed. Note - gio goi not goi goi. Get ur facts straight.

    48. babyshambles rock!! says – reply to this


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      That's more money than some people will ever see in their entire lives! he may have had a rough year but he can still turn his life around. There's people out there who will never have that opportunity. Babyshambles is amazing. I don't live in the UK but even i know that they are a big deal.

    49. bilo says – reply to this


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      woot!!!
      loove babyshambles and pete

    50. gggg says – reply to this


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      What has Pete done to you all?
      Have you even had a look at yourselves in the mirror?
      Do you think you know him sufficiently to criticize him?
      Get a life, you're just criticizing someone you don't know and don't care about.
      So why are you spending time saying cruel, mean and false things about him.
      Would you like everyone to do the same thing about you?

    51. ggg says – reply to this


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      Re: darkey – "hoo, my daddy, he earns more money, ohhh", what are you, 12?

    52. t says – reply to this


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      It's gio goi, idiot.

    53. Lindsay says – reply to this


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      Who is this guy and how do you people know about him!

    54. Lindsay says – reply to this


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      Who is this guy and how do you people know about him!

    55. ml says – reply to this


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      he should just come over and marry britney then. those 2 druggies are made for eachother.

    56. Claudia says – reply to this


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      Hey WEST VILLAGE, you are a loser!!!!!!!!! Pete modeled for Dior? Are you fucken kidding me? Wow, I will never buy shit from Dior if they hired this piece of shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    57. A. says – reply to this


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      It's not "the Babyshambles" - it's just Babyshambles.

    58. iliketurtles says – reply to this


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      bbbbblllleeeccchhhhhhhhhhhhh

    59. jenbunny says – reply to this


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      this fugly dirtbag has really gotten on my nerves. cat abuser!

    60. SINISTER says – reply to this


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      I AM AMAZED HE HASENT PULLED A HEATH LEDGER YET.IT MUST BE TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT COCKROACHES SURVIVING ANYTHING.

    61. Telling it like it is.... says – reply to this


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      OMG he is disgusting! I wish he would dissapear forever.

    62. kira says – reply to this


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      Pete Doherty is really talented and I wish people would stop saying he sucks. Shotter's Nation is definately one of the best albums to come out in a very long time.

    63. Judy says – reply to this


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      Stop talking bullshit about Pete and the Shambles.

      I doubt that you've heard one single song of them. I dont wanna stand up for his drug addiction, its a bad and disgusting thing, but he IS a great artist and the Babyshambles make fantastic music. Go people and give them a listen; and their live shows are pretty good as well.

    64. HRH Adam says – reply to this


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      Ridiculous and unverifiable. Though why should this story be any different from the shining beacon of quality that are the rest of the stories.

    65. spl"Ash" says – reply to this


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      Isn't it supposed to GIO GOI? not GOI GOI PEREZ?!!

    66. Millie says – reply to this


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      I agree with the "hes so over rated comments"
      I just dont get what anyone see's in him, he isn't even good looking!

      And as for modeling gigs for Dior? HELL NO

    67. up the shambles! says – reply to this


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      PETER IS SO FUCKING BRILLIANT!his lyrics are truly brilliant,and if you really need to complain at him;plz,listen to his music first!!!!and yeah;theyre calle BABYSHAMBLES,not THE babyshambles!

    68. Plastika says – reply to this


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      ooof… $60k annually is practically welfare. Oh the Horror!!! (Perez, you're such a cow…)

    69. TRINA says – reply to this


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      GIVE THIS GUY A SHOWER IWANT TO KNOW IF THE PARTIES HE PLAYS AT PEOPLE PUT A HANKY OVER FACES AND GASP FOR BREATH.IN THE SUMMER HE WILL BE ATE BY FLIES GIVE THIS DOUCHE A BATH ALREADY.I HAVE INDUSTERIAL STRENGHT CLEANER AT MY HOME IT MIGHT KILL HIM BUT SO WILL FILTH PLASE THE STENCH IS OOZING THROUGH THE COMPUTER

    70. Londoner says – reply to this


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      See kids, thats what drugs can do to you.

    71. Blair says – reply to this


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      i'm glad you're posting more about him, perez!

    72. Angelica says – reply to this


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      you should write som more about him

    73. http://ssspeeakk.blogg.se says – reply to this


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      Re: Carley – yay!finally someone who isnt stupid!i soo agree with you!thank you

    74. hehe says – reply to this


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      hehe hehe