Dave Opens Own Wallet To Pay His Staff
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| What Would Tyler Durden Do? found this 11/14/2007 on www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com [flag] |
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benji23 +1Dave proves once again why he will always be cool. Now, a video of Dave handing out allowances to his staff from a wad of bills, that I would watch.
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DAVID LETTERMAN IS COOL
Published 11/14/2007 at What Would Tyler Durden Do?
... Deadline Hollywood is reporting that David Letterman will pay the entire staff of "the Late Show" with his own money while the show is shut down during the writers strike. CBS stopped paying the staff when the show halted production last week. NBC is trying the same tactic to put pressure on the writers, and has threatened to lay off the entire staff of "the Tonight Show" unless the writers come back to work. Deadline says Letterman has committed to pay them at least through the end of the year. ...
Letterman Has Deep Pockets
Published 11/14/2007 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
... The talk show legend announced to his staff yesterday that he is going to pay all of their salaries through the end of the year while the writers’ strike is still going on. ...
Dave Opens Own Wallet To Pay His Staff
Published 11/14/2007 at OH NO!!
... is really significant because, as opposed to all of the other shows, this money comes out of Dave's own pocket." (Earlier this month, a news report claimed Jon Stewart had made a similar offer, but his rep denied it was true.) Just a reminder that striking Late Show writers Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, Bill Scheft, Steve Young, Matt Roberts, Tom Ruprecht, Jeremy Weiner, Lee Ellenberg, Joe Grossman and Bob Borden have begun a blog about the writers walkout. source ...
Catching Up With Some Amply Endowed Celebrities [Short Ends]
Published 11/15/2007 by Seth at Defamer
... · David Letterman is reaching into his deep pockets to take care of his staff of stagehands, cameramen, and blank cue card holders. ...
Feelin' The Love
Published 11/15/2007 by spencer at goldenfiddle -
... According to everyone, David Letterman is paying the salaries of the Late Show staff through the end of the year… out of his own pocket. So far, this makes Worldwide Pants, Dave’s production company, the first to guarantee its staff a paycheck during the writers strike. Eat it, Oprah. ...
David Letterman to pay his entire staff’s salaries during strike
Published 11/15/2007 by JayBird at Cele|bitchy
... Deadline Hollywood reports: “Dave’s not doing this to get good press, which is why it hasn’t been reported for almost two days,” a source tells me. “This is really significant because, as opposed to all of the other shows, this money comes out of Dave’s own pocket.” ...
David Letterman Will Pay His Staff Out of His Own Pockets
Published 11/15/2007 by Evil Beet at Evil Beet Gossip
... Although new episodes of The Late Show will not be airing during the writers strike, Mr. Letterman has agreed to pay his staff — this is hair and makeup, grips, props guys, etc — through the end of the year. Out of his own pocket. ...
The More You Know: Laminated edition
Published 11/15/2007 by Dan at TiFaux
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Published 11/15/2007 by Joel Brown at TV with MeeVee
... Class act David Letterman is opening his (admittedly ginormous) wallet to pay his people through the end of the year. (Deadline Hollywood Daily) ...
While You Were Making Your 90-Foot-Long Grass-Stained Train “Work”
Published 11/15/2007 by Michelle Collins at Best Week Ever
... In an act of extreme generosity, David Letterman has decided to pay salary to his staff out of his own pocket, as the Writer's Strike has shut down production. To thank him, teach your dog how to do his taxes and bring him on the show! ...
Top Ten Reasons Why David Letterman Is Better Than Jay Leno
Published 11/15/2007 at Jossip
... Thanks, source! Although, you must admit, the good press (which, incidentally, you’re helping to generate) is kind of a nice afterthought, no? [DeadlineHollywood] ...
Letterman Reaches Into His Worldwide Pants Pockets
Published 11/15/2007 at WOW Report
... Nikki Finke reported yesterday in her "Deadline Hollywood" column in the LA Weekly that David Letterman told his Late Show staff that they will be paid through the end of the year, even though the show isn't on the air during the writers strike. "Dave's not doing this to get good press," a source told her, "which is why it hasn't been reported for almost two days. This is really significant because, as opposed to all of the other shows, this money comes out of Dave's own pocket." ...
Top 10 Reasons Letterman Is Picking Up The Tab
Published 11/15/2007 by Agent Bedhead at Agent Bedhead
Good news for “Late Show” staffers who aren’t in the picket line. Deadline Hollywood has reported that, if the writers’ strike continues, David Letterman has committed to paying his staff through the end of the year:“Dave’s not doing this to get good press, which is why it hasn’t been reported for almost two days,” a source tells me. “This is really significant because, as opposed to all of the other shows, this money comes out of Dave’s own pocket.” So why else would Dave agree to foot the bill? 10. CBS is too cheap to pay the Late Show’s non-writing staff during the ...
Burn Off: NBC Auctions Off Steve Carell’s Wardrobe
Published 11/15/2007 at James Hibberd
... list of items. Also: The New Yorker weighs in on the writers strike and explores whether either side can expect its bargaining position to improve while away from the table. Best observation: “If both sides think a strike will help their cause, at least one of them must be wrong” … Maybe marginal shows could benefit from the strike after all … ABC’s emasculated men of Thursday night … Fox makes a “ colossal dick move ” … David Letterman to pay his staff through year’s end … Network executives are cutting back, too … Lisa de ...
Letterman a Better Boss Than Leno
Published 11/15/2007 at Vulture
... Letterman: Best Person Ever? Late Show host David Letterman will pay his staff through the end of this year out of his own pocket, even though the WGA strike means they're not actually working. Meanwhile, Jay Leno's staff is getting awfully sick of doughnuts. [Deadline Hollywood Daily] ...
Television Watching: Fox Porn, Rather, Srike, Rural Imus
Published 11/17/2007 by Toby von Meistersinger at Gothamist
... Letterman’s production company World Wide Pants will be paying the salaries of staffers for the two late night talk shows it produces, The Late show and The Late Late Show. ...
