All posts containing the tag: "10 million"
Posted Oct 1st 2009 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
John Travolta's lawyer just testified the alleged extortionists were willing to get paid in installments over four years.
Michael McDermott testified that after a number of phone calls, Pleasant Bridgewater dropped the asking price for the alleged extortion document from $25 million to $15 mil ... but the Travoltas ended up agreeing to $10 million. McDermott testified he would be paid $2.5 million a year for four years.
McDermott said this was all a setup, because he gave police permission to tap his cell phone and set up a sting operation at a hotel room.
McDermott said after he met with both Pleasant and Tarino Lightbourne at the bugged hotel room, he got an email from Pleasant saying, "Please see wire instructions as requested."
Filed under: John Travolta
Tags: 10 million, 10Million, 15 million, 15Million, 25 million, 25Million, john travolta, JohnTravolta, money, pleasant bridgewater, PleasantBridgewater, tarino lightbourne, TarinoLightbourne, wire
Posted Aug 8th 2009 1:20AM by TMZ Staff
We confronted Paula Abdul head-on with our story that she will return to "American Idol" for a cool $10 million. Trust us, it's true, but Ms. Abdul played poker after landing at Burbank airport.
Sadly, our cameraman got it wrong by asking Paula if she was bent out of shape because she felt disrespected by Simon. She legitimately answered "no." The truth is -- even more than the money, she Twitter-quit because she felt disrespected by "A.I." execs, who agreed to pay Ryan Seacrest $15 mil a year, Simon Cowell a gazillion a year, and Paula a puny $4 mil a year.
Hey "American Idol" cheapskates -- $10 mil is a bargain ... because crazy sells!
Filed under: TV, American Idol
Tags: 10 million, 10Million, american idol, AmericanIdol, paula abdul, PaulaAbdul, quit, ryan seacrest, RyanSeacrest, simon cowell, SimonCowell, ttwitter
Posted Feb 26th 2007 1:28PM by TMZ Staff
Metrosexual pop singer Ricky Martin is selling his Florida waterfront mansion for a crisp $16.9 million. That's a lot of bon-bon shaking.
The ginormous Mediterranean style crib features 7 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms... what, no gift shop? The Miami palace boasts a few famous neighbors too; Matt Damon and that other bon-bon shaker, Shakira.
Ricky bought the house back in May 2005 for a mere $10 million. Not long ago, Ricky sold another house a block away and pocketed $4 million profit. Ricky sure knows how to flip.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Celebrity Pay Dirt
Tags: 10 million, 10Million, 16.9 million, 16.9Million, dollars, florida, home, house, mansion, ricky martin, RickyMartin, sale, selling, waterfront
