All: One soaps budget cut by 50% according to DC

[Chris B]

If Debbi and Darnell leave it's by choice. Let's get real, they're both black and we know how much soaps value minorities, so how much could they really be making? If 2 year old newbies on Y&R can make more than Kristoff St. John, then that should tell you something. Since it's obvious the soap getting the massive cut is GH, I'd say it's probably mainly GH stars being asked to take paycuts. I wouldn't be surprised if they're asking Steve Burton and Maurice Benard as well.

[bellcurve]

I bet good money that's AMC.

Where is this blind item from BTW?

[Llantano Incorporated]

Well obviously it would be the show that is having the massive budget cuts. I would guess it has to be AMC at this point. But no matter what, the endgame will be to cancel OLTL first. (I am getting the feeling that these are the final stages of trying to salvage AMC- budget cuts and a new head writer.

[Mr. Vixen]

I hope it's GH and I hope Laura Wright, STeve Burton, Maurice Benard, Vanessa Marcil and Kelly Monaco are the ones. And I hope they go IMMEDIATELY to the press.

[Adam]

Bobbie Eakes I would imagine could be up there. Her veteran status in the industry would command her very big money. I am actually shocked they haven't dumped her. The character of Krystal was rendered useless long before her diminished airtime caught up.

[Eric83]

I think this is AMC, they would never fire any of the big guns over at GH. God I hope Rebecca Budig and Cameron Mathison go public lol, so many actors I liked on other shows are over there but I can't take those two eating the show, and I don't want to do the AMC/OLTL debate again but there really is no telling which one will go first. GH can sell magazines, has better demos, a more loyal audience and the most popular characters in its daytime line up. The cancellation of one the Agnes Nixon soaps would have the same impact either way.

[dragonflies]

That does sound like a DC Blind Item, the way it's worded, but I don't see it anywhere. I'm wondering too what is the source?

maybe it's AMC & GH? AMC has what that make alot of money: SL, D&D. Possibly Budig & Mathison(I doubt AM makes as much as them), maybe Bobbie Eakes, but I doubt it.

GH has: TG, MB, SBu, VMG, KMo

Hard to tell

[DRW50]

I would be surprised if Bobbie Eakes makes that much money. She has not had a story in years and they could have easily written Krystal out.

[dragonflies]

Are GH actors the ones who haven't had paycuts? I know AMC did a few years ago, cause I remember SL taking a big one, as I think DC did too and MEK

[DRW50]

I think Steve Burton has said he has taken a paycut. I can't remember.

Whatever they are paying VMG they should cut it by half IMO.

[dragonflies]

By half? I say by 3/4 given what an epic fail her return was, not just the writing, the acting hasn't been there either with her

[DRW50]

If they want to try 3/4 that's fine with me too...

[Sylph]

I can't imagine it either...

[Ann_SS]

Burton said that he along with everyone at GH had to take pay cuts in their last round of contract negotiations.

[OLTL_fan]

These blind items are annoying.