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First he lost his Goddesses, and now he's losing some of his Warner Bros money!

We're not sure exactly how much money Charlie Sheen gets from Two and a Half Men residuals, but it must be a decent amount, because Brooke Mueller wants $55,000 of that money from WB sent directly to her every month!

Apparently, she doesn't trust that he'll consistently send child support, so she got a judge to

Tags: 55k, brooke mueller, child support, goddesses, judge, new gig, residuals, two and a half men, warner bros, wb

Matt LeBlanc is back, and as we mentioned before, his new Showtime series Episodes premiered to a solid 768,000 viewers.

But what has Matt been up to over the past several years since his short-lived Friends spin-off Joey?

Here's what he had to say about it:

"I took four or five years off. There were a lot of things that were spinning out of control. My daughter had been diagnosed with an illness, my marriage was falling apart, the writing was on the wall that the show was going away–that being the least of those three major problems."

"I was extremely stressed, and then it was all kind of poof! — quiet. So I said, 'You know, this is a good time to crawl under a rock."

It happens. Fortunately, it seems like the Friends residuals have treated Matt VERY well. More from LeBlanc:

"Thank God I didn't need the money. You know there's that saying that you make your f*** you money in Hollywood? I made that."

"My daughter's education is paid for. Her grandchildren's education is paid for. My mother's house is paid off. My father's house is paid off. My house is paid off. I come from a blue-collar background, and there's nothing in my upbringing that prepares you for that."

We're glad to hear that you seem to have more money than you'll ever need OK following your career hibernation, Matt. We wish U the best of luck with your new show!

Are U happy to have Matt LeBlanc back?

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Tags: career hibernation, episodes, friends, hollywood, joey, matt leblanc, money, residuals, showtime, spin off

Now that The Hobbit has the greenlight and all types of wheels are moving, New Zealand is ready to step up their game to keep the project from moving elsewhere.

This week, New Zealand ministers will meet with Warner Bros execs to decide whether or not the film we be shot in the country.

There is speculation over whether or not Warner Bros will seek higher production incentives than the current 15% large budget production grant. If they try this, they may very well get away with it, because of how desperately New Zealand could use a $500 million production in their country.

New Zealand also needs to get the production going, because according to currency analysts, uncertainty about The Hobbit has driven down the value of the country's dollar. Yikes!

In related Hobbit/New Zealand news, it looks like Hobbit's production team has been sending contracts to Kiwi actors, which would provide them with residuals from the film, which is a first for local New Zealand performers.

While the addition of residuals is a positive thing, there is some question as to the quality of working conditions as listed in the contracts.

Despite that, yesterday, rallies were scheduled all over New Zealand to show Warner Bros executives the country's enthusiasm for Hobbit production.

Sounds like there would be a lot of positives associated with The Hobbit production happening in New Zealand for the country!

We hope the meetings this week go well, and we'll hope that everything works out between New Zealand and The Hobbit execs.

Tags: actors, kiwi, new zealand, performers, production, residuals, the hobbit, warner bros

Randy Quaid and his cooky wife Evi owe money to people all over the place. Since no one in their right mind would hire them, a judge has ordered several film studios to garnish Randy Quaid's residual checks.

The idea came from Quaid's former private investigator, Becky Altringer, who worked for the couple back in June of last year and is owed $19,000 in pay. In court, she got roughly $12,000 of it back and the right to have Randy's wages garnished in order to get the rest.

So how much big $$$ will she be getting? Sources say that several studios, including Disney, Warner Bros., and Sony Pictures all pay residuals to the man, but that his big check comes in August to the cha-ching sound of $500,000.

What the hell movie is that for??? Does National Lampoon have that kind of flow???

Well, where ever it comes from, the money Becky is owed will automatically be taken out of every check Randy receives quarterly.

Justice served!

Now, let's see how the hotels plan to get their money back!

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Tags: evi quaid, garnish wages, lawsuit, randy quaid, residuals