13 Celebrities Who Got a Huge Paycheck for Doing Nothing

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13 Celebrities Who Got a Huge Paycheck for Doing Nothing

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The idea of getting paid for not doing work may seem counterintuitive, but because of some crafty contracts negotiated by some of the top agents in the game, there are a lucky handful of celebrities and sports figures who cake some serious coin for couch-chillin’. Cue the jealousy from everyone else on planet Earth. Unless you’ve achieved enlightenment, and are no longer intrigued by the material world, you can’t help but wonder what kicking back with your feet up while seven, eight, or sometimes even nine figures magically appears in your bank account. 

How?! How can someone be paid to NOT work?! We’ve heard of those mafia no-show jobs where mobsters are put on a huge construction job’s payroll as a way of showing legitimate income, but today we’re talking about those legitimate, legal fortunes. They’re the contracts that just keep on giving, and they somehow allowed these 13 incredibly fortunate celebrities to receive massive paychecks for doing nothing.

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They tried to not pay him for not appearing. Can you believe that B.S?

Marlon Brando sued for his non- appearance money. EASY BUCK$ For 1980's Superman 2, Brando was contracted to be paid 11.75% of its total earnings. His one scene was cut, so the movie tried to revoke that payout. Не took them to court and won $15 million to not appear in the movie. CRACKED

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One actor for the price of two.

EASY BUCK$ Johnny Depp's pay or play contract. Because of the Amber Heard controversy, Warner Bros. told him to resign from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. They replaced him with Mads Mikkelsen, but Depp got to keep his $16 million fee. CRACKED

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Too bad he ended up pissing it all away.

Nicolas Cage was paid $20 million for a movie that was never filmed. EASY BUCK$ In 1998, Tim Burton cast Cage in Superman Lives. Cage was paid before production began, and when the film was scrapped, he got to keep it all. The rest of the budget went to the Will Smith movie Wild Wild West. CRACKED

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