Recession Blues: Ol Harpo Will Be Taking a Pay Cut in 2011

Posted on November 18th, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: News, Oprah, When The Checks Stop Coming In

If  Oprah decides to renew her contract with CBS Studios, she will also have to take a major pay cut. It seems that major networks have had it with Oprah’s  large price tag that comes with the rights to air the daytime talk show.

Stations have made it clear that if she does come back, they’ll have to significantly reduce the license fees they pay. With station revenues being down 40 percent to 50 percent, they can’t continue to pay license fees projected on revenue remaining the same. Not to mention her ratings are going down. But really, what does Oprah care; she is sitting on stacks upon stacks, so she probably won’t even notice a pay decrease.

  • Wenzel Dashington (aka Mr. Sterling Cooper)

    The best scene in I Think I Love My Wife comes to mind.

    See this quarter on the table, that is your 2 million. The table is us.

  • jajajajaja

    well… it’s not like she needs any more… but wow, even oprah is getting hit!

  • drenk

    oh no now she’ll only earn half a billion

  • Cody-Cole

    You’ve had a long run Oprah. Go ahead and call it a wrap!

  • REAL

    I could live off one of her diamond earrings for a year…….. OPRAH PLEASE ADOPT ME !!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://bobolzfl@gmail.com Bob B

    She should cut her FOOD bill too !

  • Lildaddie09

    Lol…This Is Not Funny….But I Cant Stop Laughing

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