Nov 29, 2009 8:45 am US/Eastern
Party Crashers: Pay Us $500K, We'll Talk
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In this handout image provided by The White House, President Barack Obama greets Michaele Salahi and Tareq Salahi at a State Dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House Nov. 24, 2009 in Washington DC.
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An American TV executive says the couple that crashed President Obama's first state dinner is now offering to talk to broadcast networks about it - providing they're well paid.
The executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the network doesn't publicly discuss bookings, says representatives for Michaele and Tareq Salahi contacted networks to urge them to "get their bids in" for an interview.
The executive says the Virginia couple was looking for a payment in the mid-six figures range - about half a million dollars.
The couple's success in getting into the state dinner Tuesday without an invitation embarrassed the White House and Secret Service.
The woman, who was pictured at the dinner greeting both the president and Vice President Joe Biden, is a reality TV hopeful trying to get on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of D.C."
Representatives for the Salahis did not immediately return telephone and e-mail requests for comment.
Network news divisions say they don't pay for interviews. They have, for eagerly-sought interviews in the past, offered to pay for access to exclusive material like pictures or videos from their subjects.
Meanwhile, CNN confirmed that the Salahis had canceled an appearance they had scheduled for "Larry King Live" on Monday.
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