Industry Reports Shed Light On Shock Sackings

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation cast members <font color=yellow>Jorja Fox</font> (Sara Sidle) and <font color=yellow>George Eads</font> (Nick Stokes) were reportedly sacked from the series this week after CBS took a hard-line stance during a pay dispute.

Network sources today told trade paper Variety that Fox, Eads and fellow supporting actors <font color=yellow>Gary Dourdan</font> (Warrick Brown) and <font color=yellow>Paul Guilfoyle</font> (Jim Brass) were "all offered minor raises in exchange for more airtime in a take-it-or-leave-it scenario". The actors were reportedly earning approximately $100,000 per episode but were negotiating for larger salaries.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, CBS asked all cast members to write a letter confirming that they would report to the set on Thursday, the scheduled first day of filming for the season premiere, "Viva Las Vegas". In the past the network has had problems with actors calling in sick in order to give themselves leverage in pay disputes, as several Everybody Loves Raymond cast members did last year.

Fox, despite earlier reports claiming she turned up to the set on Thursday (story), was sacked on Wednesday night after reportedly failing to send in her letter. Eads, who is also said not to have turned in his letter, reportedly turned up to work late on Thursday only to be fired. However, according to Variety sources, Fox did return her letter and "was surprised and mystified when she was fired". Sources close to Eads told the Hollywood Reporter that he too had sent his letter into CBS.

<font color=yellow>Marg Helgenberger</font> (Catherine Willows) and <font color=yellow>William Petersen</font> (Gil Grissom) are also looking for bigger paychecks, according to Variety. Both actors failed to report to the CSI set yesterday, "but for health reasons industry insiders said were legit", the trade paper said. Helgenberger reportedly earns $200,000 per episode, while Petersen is said to pull in $500,000.

CBS has yet to make any official comment on the firings of Fox and Eads. The original news can be found at the Hollywood Reporter and Yahoo! News.<center></center>
 
Damn bigshots. I would be contempt with $100 000 an episode, which equals to about 2.3 million a year for a couple hours for shaking my ass on set for a few hours a week.

--iMat
 
~edit cause i re-read it again~

Makes ya wonder though is it really about money or treatment Money will always be the bi-line as a reason, but i mean think about it, bill and marg are the "Big" Stars of the show (according to them) the rest are just support, besides this is season what 5 of contracted 7 this is usually done alot earlier then this in most shows, the fact that they waited this long.
But what gets me is Jorja & George gets fired FOR showing up to work but because she didn't Sign and return the paper? man thats like Elementry school i forgot the sick note their for i am fired. :lol:
Gee what happen to the days when they felt lucky the actors even reported to work NORMALLY... lol
Now see CBS is ironic really everybody loves raymond stars do this and its "hold your breathe, hand wringing, moment"
and i bet they would Do that to if it were Bill or Marg, But gee you didn't send in your Paper work so your fired to the others.. yup they have officially stamped themselves stupid IMO :lol:
They help make the cast and they do this apparently "Just say No" isn't in the vocabulary they have become Trump "your Fired" :rolleyes: :lol: with the of course famous we reserve the right to change our minds phrase "CBS has yet to make any official comment on the firings of Fox and Eads." (Aka: Were covering our Butts and ducking for cover when the fans learn this and may comment after they stop throwing stuff at us). :lol:
 
I hope CBS can change there minds and bring them back. Its just so weird with actors they whine over a 100,000 pay check per EPISODE, when most of the population earns less then that in a year, or even some in two years. I'm crossing my fingers that they bring them back.
 
I could be happy with $100,000 per episode but if you read the report you will find how much the other actors make Marg makes $200,000 and Billy makes $500,000, I think thats what they are mad at, I'd be mad at that
 
Aaccording to reports they did turn up and they sent in the letters, but cbs claims not to have gotten them.
Also Marg and William are asking for more money too.
Makes me wonder if two stars leaving will get them the raise, if so that family Marg talks about them being can't see it.
Problem is the media is focusing on the money, what if that isn't all there is, what else were they Negotating?
Season amounts? More air time? certain rights? single dressing rooms? getting a mascot <--a joke :lol:

The Media covers the money angle because it sells it gets the fans either hating the stars for wanting it or hating CBS for doing this to them.

But i agree with the fact that cbs is goofing themselves up i don't know i kept hoping that if they do totally replace these two that maybe they will show up in Miami or new york.

LMFAO just had a funny thought, another network picks them up gives them a show which they star in and make more money then what their getting now :lol: bet that would frost cbs.

But u know CBS can hold these two for the next two years from doing another series unless its on their network if that was in their orginial contracts.
 
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