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a member from a different forum that I visit posted this, and I thought it was pretty damn interesting/entertaining. just want to share it with yall

Here's a little secret about Hollywood. This is pretty much not well known to most people, even in Southern California [where you'd expect all of Hollywood's business to be everyone's hear-say] so I'll go ahead and discuss it.

In Hollywood, there are agreements known as "contracts." These "contracts" are not the 30 sheets of paper with legal text on it, although those types of contracts are involved when dealing with the "contracts" I'll be mentioning.

"Contracts" are publicity based agreements that usually involve a Hollywood star [small, like Andy Milakonis, to mega, like Russel Crowe] and some sort of relationship [business relationship, personal, etc]. "Contracts" are the main weapon of choice for publicists and their firms. They are very hard to obtain, but when they are obtained, the amount of publicity generated is amazingly worth the trouble the publicists went through to obtain the "contract."

So, what really is "the contract"? Basically, its a lie. A lie created solely to create a buzz in the industry and among the unsuspecting masses. This lie can tell an inspirational tale [eg. a movie star overcomes cancer], or can be a nail-biting agony [eg. a bitter divorce].

We're lied to on a regular basis, and its what keeps giving the Hollywood industry the "edge" it needs to intrigue idiots like you and I.

For example, here is the newest [and very successful] "contract"
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. These two shallow fucks have a 5 year, 50 million dollar contract [the actual paper contract] each. They will be getting 10 million dollars a year, plus ANYTHING they want [homes, cars, travel, parties, food, clothes, etc etc etc] for these five years as long as they do one thing: act like they're in love and married. Why, whats the point? The point is that the publicists for these two will have their jobs: keeping Cruise and Holmes public. Also, this "contract" guarantees at least 5 years of in-you-face advertisement of Cruise and Holmes. The "contract" will require them to have one child [they will "secretly" adopt bc Cruise is sterile], and there is a possibility of a second child at the 4th year of the "contract," although that's not confirmed. At the end of the fifth year, after their duty has been completed, its up to them what they want to do [stay together, break up, etc]. My guess is that another publicity firm will pick them up at year five and have them agree to another contract [something different like Cruise and Holmes break up, but get back together a year later]. I cant help but feel bad for the [at least] one kid they adopt...

So why these contracts? Again, publicity. Cruise hasn't done shit recently, but here comes War of the Worlds. Holmes is a nobody as of late, but here comes Batman Begins.

Other contracts:

Spears and Federline... All publicity... Spears is a nobody now, and Federline is the perfect guy to really raise a huge "what the fuck???" form of publicity from America.

Jolie and Pitt: Pitt "cheated" on Aniston to get with Jolie. No, he didn't. Pitt and Aniston are still contract married, and this was an impromptu clause in the contract to boost publicity for Mr and Mrs Smith.

How do I know all this? My friend's best friend is a top publicist for Sony

Certain contracts are issued for certain gigs. Others are business related

for example, everyone and their mother knows that Edward Norton should have won best supporting actor for primal fear... who won, you ask? Cuba Gooding Jr. for Jerry McGuire. I mean, Gooding was good, but over Norton in Primal Fear? please... anyway I found out that Norton gave up the oscar so he could be the main actor in AH-X [he wanted the deep role, and a damn good choice IMO], and not have Gooding be the main actor [and have the movie based on racism from a black person's point of view]

Also, certain celebs simply do shun contracts, but they have so much fan-backing that a Hollywood backlash wouldnt work, sometimes...

for example, Brando was loosing his luster, so it was OK for Hollywood to destroy his character. People like Jim Carrey, for example, have such a following already that they can avoid contracting and still be kinda-sorta immune from Hollywood's wrath.

Carrey has gotten fucked in the past though... Just think about the Oscars not liking him whatsoever [Man on the Moon, Eternal Sunshine -- c'mon...]