Letterman Has Deep Pockets
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Big props to David Letterman!
The talk show legend announced to his staff yesterday that he is going to pay all of their salaries through the end of the year while the writers' strike is still going on.
Dave took this bold and costly move because many networks have threatened to fire all the staffs of the talk shows, many of whom have been working for years and years on the show.
Time to at least start talking again, people!
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he is ugly and CONAN O"BRIEN IS HOTTER AND FUNNIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow! that's cool of him! and expensive….
CONAN IS HOTTER AND FUNNIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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conan is hotter and funnier!!!!!!!!!!
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conan is cooler
First!!! He has a sexiness about him and this makes him even sexier.
He's a nice guy
Dave has a heart of gold!
thats cute:)
wow thats impressive!
What a generous man he is for doing that.
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He's not funny.
Man, now that's what I'm talking about. Dave's got his peoples back! He understands you are only as strong as your weakest link.
I love him!!!! That's so awesome
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Dave's the man. love you perez!!
YAY!!
GOOD MAN!!
Yay for david! :]
ENOUGH WITH THE WRITER'S STRIKE. nobody cares about this perez. move on to something interesting.
first! go letterman!
first bitches
It's November. Through the end of the year isn't that long.
But that really is very cool od David Letterman. Mad props, Dave.
Kudos to Dave!!!! He saving the people that are really affected by this strike, the ones that don't make that ridiculous paycheck.
They're not firing them retard. They're laying them off.
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and LETTERMAN SUCKS LENO ROCKS
ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE!!!
what a classy move
It's about time Deep Pocketed money makers give back to their staffs. They're there all year long, putting up with more crap than any one I know.
I'd like to see Leno or Conan do this . . .
Um, Perez, you have no idea what is going on, so you're "Time to at least start talking again, people", is not going to work. You don't even know what a "scab" is and you thought it was wonderful for Jon Stewart to pay his writers. Go back to bashing Castro because mommy and daddy want the black people out of that country, and reclaim the place while putting guns to their heads, telling them had to vote like the last time. Wait, Castro's still alive and the Cubans will never go back. HAHA! Time to get a clue fatass!
thats pretty amazing especially since its almost christmas time!!!
You people on this web site that are probably 11 years old, get a fucking clue. I love Conan O., but his name doesn't belong on this story. Grow up and stop be dumb assholes. Give Dave the respect he deserves for making sure that all the good people that make sure that his show goes off without a hitch can still eat and look after their families. ASSHOLES!!!!!
DAVE ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave is a shrewd businessman and is very well-respected. Others in the industry show follow his lead.
Leno take note.
Re: #1 sucks d*ck – You mean, writers? They don't get paid jack shit, dumbass!
big deal. it's the equivalent of me giving beggers sitting next to the interstate my left over fries from mcdonalds. dudes rich, it wont affect him in anyway. hell he can probably make it work out for him during tax time, write it off as a donation.
Love love love this man! I'd let him do some naughty things to me. I would try really hard not to stress his heart too much. But I've always found him to be sexy. His humor, wit, intelligence are a huge turn on. He is one fine man. Fuck me hard!
what a mensch!!
atleast they wont have to worry about Christmas/the holidays anymore.
it's great to have that peace of mind..
That is awesome and what i thought all these actors should be doing….they act like they are so supportive of their writers by standing with them on the picket lines and bringing them domino pizzas and doughnuts, give me a break, they should all follow daves example! Eva Longorias fake tears wanted me to vomit as she sits on her million plus dollars a year…barf! GO DAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i commend you mr. letterman thats the right thing to to very generous!!
Re: Posters are this web site should die!!!!!!!!! –
you sound so grown up
Leno how about stepping up and taking care of your staff too!
Re: jp – Ow, that hurts. Someday I will, nah who am I kidding.
I'm still not as ignorant as to many on this sight.
writers should go back to work or staff should be fired. Producer shouldn't pay internet royalities, let Apple do it. They are making all the money. Plus Dave can afford to pay them, remember its his show!!!!
BFD!!! Jon Stewart made the same promise just before the writers went on strike.
wow, that's really impressive. i think someone finally realizes the major impact this strike is having/going to have on the industry. someone is finally taking into consideration the needs of the staff. i thought it was pretty fucked up how the networks were just going to start firing people just to make a point. you know they have enough money to pay their salaries.
i stopped watching any and all tv as a result of this bull shit.
Kudos to letterman! plus + everyone will be watching his show because all the rest will be re-run after re-run!! smart guy!!
Dave is no jew, that's for sure.
He is my fav of the late night shows. I am glad he is doing such a respectable gesture!
Re: rachel – Nobody cares!?!?!? Hundreds of thousands of people are out of work or will be soon because of the strike…and I'm not talking about the writers or producers. Last time they went on strike half of Hollywood lost their homes. Anyone care about that?
Some writers make over 200K a year. why do they need a union exactly?
did they sign contracts?
its a joke, just agree on something and get back to your job.
im writing right now mother fuckers. what?
Stupid writers, their bitching is going to cost EVERYONE their jobs. From production to the freakin janitor. They aren't actually making any improvements towards their goals and at the same time are harming others!
Re: Dorian –
FUCK YOU!
Racist ignorant moron.
Dave's not a jew. thats what you said….year you are real fucken smart.
being jewish is a religion you dumb ass.
I hate stupid people. like this fucken moron Dorion. what kindof of name is Dorion anyways. your parents must have been fucken retarded. the family tree definitely held onto those roots with you. FUCKEN RETARD DORION. FUCKEN RETARD
Re: Someone who cares –
no, we DO NOT care if "hundreds of thousands" of non-skilled citizens lose their homes.
that is correct, for sure, Dave is showing us that he is NOT a jew.
Re: dave –
APPARENTLY THIS GUY DAVE (NOT LETTERMAN) IS AN IDIOT TOO!
HE IS NOT PROVING ANYTHING ABOUT HIS RELIGION. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING JEWISH. I AM JEWISH MOTHER FUCKER AND IM NOT CHEAP SO FUCK YOU.
ITS NOT OUR FAULT THAT WE HAVE MONEY, WE EARNED YOU DUMB BASTARD.
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
I HATE STUPID IGNORANT RACIST PRICKS!!!
Re: dave –
what are you talking about non skilled citizens.
you are a fucken idiot
seriously guy.
people work those jobs to get into the business of HOLLYWOOD.
dumb fucker
non skilled. i love it. this coming from a racist ignorant prick..so talented. so talented indeed.
Much respect to Dave.
The guy's loaded because he has been one of the biggest and highest paid people in TV for over twenty years. He has enough left over to buy and level Hilton hotels, Jive, and whoever employs Avril. Pony up Dave!
if reports are true that half of writers are unemployed, then at least 50% of them are unskilled workers. i couldn't vouch that the other 50% are skilled in any way.
so that makes jews very unskilled and very cheap. that sucks. no wonder they are on strike.
What is going on with the Jew bashing on a couple of these posts. How did David Letterman doing a good deed having anything to do with whether or not he is Jewish. Stick to the topic and dont be racist. Matt is clearly angry, hehe, but he definitely has a point.
Racism equals ignorance.
Ignorance means you are too fucken stupid to know your stupid.
Dont be a racist.
What is going on with the Jew bashing on a couple of these posts. How did David Letterman doing a good deed having anything to do with whether or not he is Jewish. Stick to the topic and dont be racist. Matt is clearly angry, hehe, but he definitely has a point.
Racism equals ignorance.
Ignorance means you are too fucking stupid to know your stupid.
Dont be a racist.
Re: dave –
Hahaha. you are an idiot.
Jews as a whole are highly educated and extremely skilled.
You are a moron Dave. A straight up moron. Didnt your mother teach you anything, or was she a racist too?
Are you saying most of the writers are jewish and have no skills? So you basically think the writers in Hollywood arent skilled? Why dont you try writing?
Why do you think so many of the actors and producers are supporting the writers?
Dave is a RACIST who doesnt know anything about Hollywood. Clearly.
I have a brother in law in hollywood, Moonlighting, Alias, Clerks 2, anyone know who he is? And he is jewish and he has talent. Oh my god….Dave the Racist is an idiot.
You don't have one coherent thought in any of your postings.
You dont make sense.
You are clearly not skilled in writing.
They are on strike, not unemployed you idiot. They could go back to work tomorrow, but they feel they are getting screwed from DVD and online.
You have no clue what you are talking. Do us all a favor and just SHUT THE FUCK UP!
amy whineyhouse is very talented. a very talented and skilled jew.
she takes drugs very well. very talented, that nice jewish girl.
Dave Letterman is and has always been a CLASS ACT. I LOVE this man.
WOW that's impressive. big props to letterman… definitely. that's great!
Dear Dave,
Read a FUCKEN BOOK! you have no idea the technological advances that come out of Jerusalem. Talented, Smart, Educated, Dedicated, Hard Working. Extremely Skilled are a few words that describe the Jews I know. Life is hard and its funny becuase Jews are a proud, happy, and sadly small group of people SO people like Dave take advantage. We have one of the toughest military and army ste ups in the world and no one can touch us. Keep hating Dave. it only makes us STRONGER BITCH. would your people have survived the Holocaust. I dont think so. YOu would have been a little pussy bitch crying in the corner. My grandfather survived that shit and still has the scares and stories to prove it. Anything you have to say comes from a person that clearly has no education. Amy Whinehouse. DId you pull that out of your ASS> look at all the WHITE NON JEWISH GIRLS in hollywood that make amy whinehouse look normal.
HAHAHAHA
im laughing straight to the mother fucken bank DAVE
Straight to the mother fucken Bank
where are you laughing to. Im guessing either AA, alcoholics anonymous in case you didnt know that or you probably laughing to a homeless shelter. either way
IM LAUGHING STRAIGHT TO THE BANK WITH THIS
HAHAHAHAHHA
Dave,
You are getting a lot of crap from people on here. Why don't you do everyone a favor, jews and non-jews alike, and just stop writing. Nothing you say matters and you only make yourself look dumber and dumber. For your own sake, stop making yourself look stupid and say something with some intelligence behind it. David Letterman is not jewish but that has nothing to do with anything. I know so MANY Jewish people that give back the community like you couldnt believe. So honestly Dave, stop your racist bantering and just go away.
ps. im not jewish.
so the unemployed and unskilled writers are on strike because of a cent here or a cent there? for pennies maybe? no, there is no cheapness going on here. someone dropped a penny, wait it's a whole dime!
you know, it all adds up to millions! millions and millions and millions killed over 50 years ago, so we need to save our pennies.
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I LOVE HIM EVEN MORE !!!!! Way to support your team !! THANKS DAVE!!!
Now thats a real Gentelman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Dave
ELLEN SHOULD TAKE A PAGE.
hooray to dave!
stop with the belligerence and the best army in the world, the state of israel!
I always felt that Dave is the funniest of the late-night show hosts. He is a class act. I'm not surprised to hear he would offer to pay his staff through the end of the year, he's a generous man. Do you know every Christmas (I think it may be Christmas Eve) for the past few years, Dave had gone to the Mid-east to entertain the troops and you don't hear too much about it because he doesn't want any press over it. Class act!
Dave is the best and the rest suck. Also, why are there a few idiots who write "first bitches" and other similar stupid things and they end up being like 21st. Geez, get these kids off the net!
what a fucking rockstar.
i mean, he obviously can't do his job without them, but still.
nice one dave.
I love my Dave Letterman. What a great guy.
It's really annoying that the press, including you Perez, are referring to these workers as "fired" They aren't fired, they are laid off. Just like every other industry in the world, if there is no work, there is no pay. When scripted shows go on hiatus all the workers don't get paid…just the writers collecting residuals from repeats.
So basically, while the writers are striking, the other 100-250 people on each of these shows isn't getting a paycheck. However, the writer's are still collecting paychecks from residuals while the camera operators, sound mixers, set decorators, PAs, editors, assistant editors, craft service, actors, production managers, accountants, writer's assistants, executive assistants, and all the other people it takes to bring their precious written words to life are applying for unemployment and hoping to not lose their homes.
So good for Letterman, unlike Jon Stewart, for remembering that it's not just his writers who are not getting paychecks.
Dave is the greatest guy around. He is level headed and realizes that it aint no big thang to be famous. He treats people with respect that deserve respect and to those that don't (Paris Hilton) they become his target, and no one does it better.
I loved Dave before I read this…… now I adore him!
It's good to see that there are those helping out the below-the-line fellows who are truly suffering from this strike… kudos to Dave!
Letterman is ALMOST as [aWeSoMe] as Perez!!
Re: jp – I don't know about that. Granted it's said that Dave said he will pay his staffs salaries through the end of the year, but I heard some actor–I think it was Edward James Olmos (I think) say the strike could easily go on for 10 years. I was like WHAT? Regardless, I think what Dave is doing is great–esp. with the holidays coming up!
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-hello?
-is tina there?
-speaking.
-this is perez hilton. i just wanted to tell you i'm sorry. I am in my 40's, and was acting like I was 13. I am sorry for causing you any pain. please accept my apology.
-my lawyer said i shouldn't speak to you.
-lawyer? there's no need to involve a lawyer….please, i have, like 203 lawsuits against me right now. i'm so sorry!!! *snivel snivel sniff*
-my parents are coming and i have to go rehearse. fuck you perez.
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Re: trixie* – shut the hell up, i'm-clueless-and-can't-think-for-myself-and-my-name-is-trixie. perez is an asshole who makes fun of defenseless little girls. go on, idolize him, you zygote. watch what happens to his fan base. it will disappear. ha ha ha!!!
I commend his loyalty to the staff that have obviously been so loyal to him. It is so sad for everyone except for the network execs, and it makes me sick. Writers aren't getting paid and are striking for fair wages, and now innocent non-union show-runners and staff are getting fired simply as a ploy by the network to force the WGA to bend over because of the unnecessary layoffs. How bittersweet that Letterman decides to pay his staff for the rest of the year, but the network (whose pockets are quite a bit deeper) refuses to do the same.
Ok, does this apply to "World Wide Pants" productions which he has 50% ownership? I think they only own "The Late Late Show" for now. This would make the financial loss relative compared to other compainies. Of course, on the other hand not many that actually have power have stepped up financially in this industry, so props to David.
I have ALWAYS LOVED Dave, he is awesome!!!
What a classy guy. I love Dave he is by far the funniest man on late night.
Love you, Dave. Now that's a gentleman!
YEAH HE"S THE MAN!!!!
Dave is so much hipper than Jay and now I have another reaosn to think that. I never understand the attachment people have to Jay—-he is so mundane and uncool amd unfunny.
Dave's a class act!
You GO BROTHER! GO! GO MAN, GO!