“Dance Moms” star Maddie Ziegler has over 100k reasons to wanna make it to the “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” finals … huge BUCK$ are on the line. The 14-year-old is guaranteed to make at least $ 50k for appearing on the ‘DWTS’ spinoff…
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Sunday, October 8, 2017
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Sunday, October 1, 2017
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
"Lethal Weapon" Teen Star Chandler Kinney Can"t Flush $150k Payday Down a Toilet
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Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Kate Middleton: Topless Photo Lawsuit Leads to BIG Payday!
Back in 2012, topless photos of Kate Middleton were published by a French tabloid, much to the shock and chagrin of the Royal family.
At the time, Middleton promised to sue the publishers of Closer magazine, and the protracted legal battle appears to have finally come to an end.
A French court decided today to impose the maximum fine on the magazine, as well as on its editor and owner.
Closer will be forced to shell out $ 119,000 to the Middletons.
Its owner and editor must fork over $ 53,000 each.
Obviously, it’s chump change for a family that lives in a freakin’ castle, but like the Taylor Swift sexual assault case that landed the singer one dollar in damages, the trial had more to do with principles than profits.
The photos of Kate were taken without her consent with a telephoto lens, while she and husband Prince William were vacationing in the French region of Provence.
Kate and William were not in court for today’s ruling.
News of the legal victory comes amidst a hectic week for the Royals.
On Monday, the world learned that Kate is pregnant with her third child.
Tuesday morning, Meghan Markle spoke publicly about dating Prince Harry for the first time in the couple’s year-long relationship.
And now, soon-to-be mother of three Kate has scored a legal victory with the potential for huge ramifications.
Like we said, the financial sum is a pittance to the Royals, who will likely donate the entire judgment to charity.
What’s far more important to them is the message sent by this verdict.
All members of the Royal family sign on for lives of frequent privacy invasions.
But that doesn’t mean every aspect of their life is subject to public scrutiny.
Now, as they prepare to welcome their third child, Will and Kate have drawn a line in the sand and reminded the world that those who dare to cross it will face dire consequences.
Sure, it’s a far cry from the days when folks who pissed off the Royals had their heads lopped off in the town square, but is should still be enough to send a message to over-zealous journos.
Kate may not be queen yet, but she’s already begun to slay.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Kim Kardashian Celebrates Expected $14 Mil Payday
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Friday, February 3, 2017
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Ray J Scores Enormous $1 Million Payday for "Celebrity Big Brother" UK
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Friday, July 29, 2016
Justin Bieber Turns Down MASSIVE Payday, Sticks It to GOP
Unlike Katy Perry, Demi Lovato and Lenny Kravitz, Justin Bieber did not perform at the Democratic National Convention this week.
But that doesn’t mean the singer didn’t make his political leanings very well known.
He just did so in a more subtle manner.
And a more impressive manner, some might argue.
According to TMZ, Bieber was offered $ 5 MILLION to perform at a Republican-sponsored event during last week’s Republican National Convention.
The performance would not have taken place at Quicken Loans Arena, where the gathering was held, but at a venue nearby.
Insiders tell TMZ that the offer was made to CAA, Bieber’s talent agency, and that a promoter got in touch with Bieber’s people to ask if Justin would sing in Cleveland for about 45 minutes.
(For those doing the math, that comes out to over $ 100,000 per minute.)
The promoter tried to assure Bieber that the concert would not be political in any way; that he would not be asked to endorse Donald Trump or discuss policy or anything of that nature.
But the event would have been bankrolled by GOP donors.
Moreover, Bieber would be paid up front and the donors would cover all production costs.
It would have been the single biggest payday of all-time for Justin Bieber.
And he turned it down.
Sources tell TMZ that Bieber did ponder the offer for a bit.
He’s Canadian, after all, and could have argued that he doesn’t have much of a stake in an American election.
But Bieber’s manager and close friend, Scooter Braun, is a huge Hillary Clinton supporter. He even held a fundraiser for her at his Los Angeles mansion.
Braun and others at CAA believed that, regardless of the impressions they were given, the event would have been “100 percent political.”
Scooter reportedly tried to negotiate with the promoter who made the offer, asking, for instance, if Bieber could hang a “Black Lives Matter” banner inside the venue while he performed.
But the answer was no. And it was also made clear that Bieber could not insult Trump in any way at the show.
Still… Bieber was the person who made the final decision.
He actually spoke with LeBron James in order to do so because Conservative insider told Justin that the famous basketball player would also be appearing in Cleveland last week; also in a non-endorsement capacity.
But LeBron told Bieber this was incorrect information.
He was staying far away from his adopted hometown during the Republican National Convention.
In the end, with Bieber’s all-African-American band also being turned off by the possibility, Bieber turned down the invitation.
Pretty cool, huh?
Pretty interesting to go inside the machinations of a political campaign and how it tries to recruit celebrities to its cause…
… and even cooler of Bieber to say no to such a massive payday.