Vice Writers Get a Union Contract With a Big Raise
Editorial employees at Vice Media, who unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East last summer, have tentatively agreed on their first union contract. It comes with a big raise.
Judge: Bindi Irwin Can't Collect Her Dancing With the Stars Money Unless She Proves Her Dad Is Dead
Bindi Irwin, teenage daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is cleaning up on Dancing With the Stars, advancing to the ninth week of the show. That’s worth some serious prize money, TMZ reports—$230,000—but a judge won’t let her collect it until she proves her dad is actually dead.
Here Is Sub Pop's First Contract With Nirvana, Promising a $600 Advance
Nirvana, the "alternative" rockers who recently reunited to shoot a very special homecoming video message for Virginia Tech's "Hoagies," first signed to Sub Pop Records in 1989. Fortunately, the Pacific Northwest label has kept the original paperwork around all these years and published that initial contract to Tumblr…
Wyclef Jean Demands Tablecloths and Flip Flops, Dammit
In a list of things he wants to donate to Haiti relief concert tour rider, the singer makes, if not crazy demands, at least very specific ones. Certain brands, certain flavors, and, most importantly, a certain ambiance. Y'know, classy like.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Last Contract
It's been nearly a decade since California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in Terminator 3. Author Edward Jay Epstein looks back at Schwarzenegger's final movie contract, the product of state-of-the-art deal-making and still the gold standard for Hollywood lawyers.
Oh Now Kate Major Is Ready to File a Comical Lawsuit
Former tabloid reporter-turned Jon Gosselin love interest Kate Major is helping us with "punchlines," but for her they are just "decisions made by Kate Major." Lawsuit, why not?
Janice Min's Mysterious Future
Us Weekly editor Janice Min is reportedly considering quitting her job when her contract's up in two weeks. And why not? She's made her millions, and millions. But! The post-magazine life of a celebrity editor is fraught with danger.
M.I.A. Fond of Billionaire Heirs, Expensive Cheeses
When you get engaged to the son of a billionaire, it's only to be expected that you'll develop expensive tastes. The Smoking Gun has copy of M.I.A.'s tour rider, which stipulates that the singer be provided with a long list of cheeses, including cave-aged Gruyère. [TSG]
Anna Nicole Smith Disgusts Maria Shriver, Saves NBC Major Money
After Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California, Maria Shriver was in an awkward spot. Not only was she married to Arnold Schwarzenegger, but being the first lady of California was sort of a conflict of interest with her Dateline gig. So she left the show, with an option to return. Because of that…
Torre To Steinbrenner: Bite Me!
Attaway, Joe. Yankees manager Joe Torre dropped into Tampa for an hour today to turn down the team's offer of a $5 million one-year extension to his contract. During this year's playoffs, the best boss in town among those bosses who aren't actually, shall we say, "present," George Steinbrenner, publicly held Torre's…
The Parents Who Put Their Tykes On "Kid Nation" Are Fame-Seeking Whores
A new show in CBS' fall lineup, Kid Nation, which took a bunch of kids and stuck them in the desert in New Mexico to live on their own for 40 days, is currently embroiled in controversy because the network made parents sign a 22-page waiver so their children could participate on the show. Basically, it seems like CBS…
Janice Min Is One Rich Lady
Hi, can we get a contract like Janice Min's? Maybe if we promise to run more side-by-side photos of celebrities wearing the same outfits? Or, like, photos of Julia Allison at the deli? She's just like... you? Us? $2.5 MILLION FOR TWO YEARS. Way to hold out, lady. Hold us. We're shaking.
Min Signs 2-Year Deal To Run US…
AP and Union Reach Quasi-Lucrative New Agreement
While the MTA and TWU kick one another in the shins and the rest of New York does its frozen crawl into work, we're happy to report that at least one union has settled its contract issues. The Associated Press and the News Media Guild has tentatively come to an agreement on new contracts, which would raise salaries…
