Tag: paid

23 SEP

Trump once got paid with gold bars that that were wheeled up to his Fifth Avenue apartment: book

Former President Donald Trump and his three adult children are facing a $ 250 million civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Leticia James. Jennifer S. Altman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Donald Trump was once paid in gold bars for the lease of a parking garage, per a new book. New York […]

31 AUG

Why Bob Hoskins Got Paid For Not Playing Al Capone In The Untouchables

Casting movie stars can be a tricky proposition, especially if you’re making a big-budget film with unproven talent. In 1987, that’s exactly what Kevin Costner was. He’d appeared in three box-office bombs in 1985 (“American Flyers,” “Silverado,” and “Fandango”), and, prior to this, had been cut out of Lawrence Kasdan’s Baby Boomer smash “The Big […]

09 JAN

Gogglebox salaries: How much are Gogglebox families paid?

Gogglebox has brought people together throughout the pandemic, with families sharing their thoughts on everything from gripping TV dramas to worldwide events via the news. Sadly, a new series won’t be back for a little while yet but fear not as a one-off special will air on Channel 4 this evening. Gogglebox favourites Lee and […]

06 DEC

‘Women have paid in and pensions have been STOLEN’ Chris Kamara outrage at WASPI scandal

Football commentator Chris Karma joined Jeremy Vine in the studio this morning to discuss his Christmas album, but it was his outrage for the WASPI scandal that got the biggest reaction as he claimed women have had their pensions “taken away from them”. Viewers called Kamara a great advocate for women after he expressed his […]

24 SEP

Gary Lineker refuses to say he’ll take a pay cut, saying other pundits ‘get paid double’

Charlie brought this up during his interview this morning and awkwardly said: “Now, trying to segue into this next bit of the chat.  “There are obviously upsides to being good at your job and people recognise you being good at your job, there are downsides, which you get lots of scrutiny and one of the things you […]

23 FEB

The Voice judges’ salary 2019: How much are the coaches paid on The Voice UK?

It’s Saturday and that means The Voice is back on telly this evening (February 23). The action will kick off at 8pm on ITV as the first round of the Battles get underway. Tonight’s show will see a number of contestants eliminated following an intense duet performance. How much are The Voice UK 2019 judges […]

09 FEB

Medium, the blog site Jeff Bezos used to attack the Enquirer, won’t say whether the post violated its rules — but it says Bezos wont get paid a dime (AMZN)

REUTERS/Rick Wilking Medium isn’t commenting on whether or not Jeff Bezos violated its terms of service with his astonishing post on Thursday. The online publishing site also won’t say whether Bezos gave it a heads up before he published it. But Medium did confirm that, no matter how many people like his post, he won’t get […]

30 JAN

After $200,000 was raised for the Fyre Festival caterer who never got paid, a new GoFundMe is trying to repay the construction workers who were stiffed

Netflix In Netflix’s new documentary about Fyre Festival, it was revealed that the festival creators never paid a significant number of workers.  First a GoFundMe page raised over $ 200,000 for caterer Maryann Rolle. Now another page is trying to crowd source $ 400,000 for the local day laborers who worked overtime to build out […]

17 DEC

Miss Universe paid tribute to its first transgender competitor, Miss Spain, and made viewers emotional

Frank Micelotta/FOX Miss Spain, Angela Ponce, is the first transgender contestant at a Miss Universe pageant.  Though she didn’t make it to the top 20, the competition honored her with a special segment during Sunday’s live show. She also walked down the runway.  Miss Spain, Angela Ponce, made history at the Miss Universe pageant Sunday […]