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In a N.Y. Times profile published today, David Carr writes that with the sale of Deadline Hollywood Daily to Mail.com, Nikki Finke "stands to make more than $5 million in the next eight years, and her deal could go as high as $10 million, according to one of the people involved in the deal who declined to be quoted citing the private nature of the negotiations." So much for the $14 million sale figure reported by The Wrap on 6.23.
I love the following passage at the end of Carr's piece, by the way: "If the deal works out, Ms. Finke's probing phone calls will continue to panic the suits in Hollywood for some time to come. Without saying who it was, she gave a recent example of someone who ended up as a pelt on her wall. 'I implored him to talk to me, and he did a little, but not enough,' she explained. 'He should have protected himself.'"
"If" the deal works out?
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 17, 2009 at 9:11 AM
comment #1
Aris P
says ...
Ok, so it's 5-10 million and not 14. She's shameless maybe, but now she's also filthy rich.
Posted by Aris P
at July 17, 2009 10:07 AM
comment #2
trentdavis@hollywoodvulture.com
says ...
I think that any blogger who freely gives her opinion (whether it angers those in the business or not) is going to be lambasted after she scores such a sweet deal. Nikki Finke never cared about what anyone thought, and now she'll be laughing all the way to the bank.
Posted by trentdavis@hollywoodvulture.com
at July 17, 2009 10:22 AM
comment #3
Floyd Thursby
says ...
Is she spoken for?
Posted by Floyd Thursby
at July 17, 2009 12:07 PM
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