[iowamark]

Good money for a disaster!

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I find television very educational.
The minute somebody turns it on,
I go to the library and read a good book.

Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

His contract is $20-million per year x 3.5 years is $70-million.

Evidently NBC is unfamiliar with the concept of fulfilling a contract.

[Bernard]

For $39 Million, Conan could offer real market value for MSNBC and own his own network. Of course, he would have to hire some actual talent to replace all the empty chairs currently on the payroll there, but the network already has a long-standing tradition of running comedy shows, so it would be a good fit.

[driftdiver]

So what are they selling to raise this money?

[Brilliant]

I think they realize that Conan is going to Fox no matter what, and they want to up the bidding so that Fox must pay a lot.

[Falconspeed]

Nikki Finke is constantly updating the story. Jay and Conan vs. Zucker.

[iowamark]

http://gawker.com/5447357/ari-emanuel-doesnt-match-up-to-mike-ovitz-in-new-late-night-war
“Ari Emanuel Doesn’t Match Up to Mike Ovitz in New Late Night War”

[dandiegirl]

I’d be glad to take 30 million and not work. What’s the problem with that? How much money do these no talented celebrities think they need anyway? Doesn’t this qualify for an outrageous bonus in Obamaland? Hollywood salaries need to be reigned in by the pay czar.

[bIlluminati]

“Conan O’Brien is close to signing a nearly $40 million deal to walk away from his job hosting NBC’s The Tonight Show,” in a new move that will also award severance pay to his employees, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.”

In unrelated news, Pres__ent Barrack Hussein Obama, Jr. turned down a $40 million dollar offer from the American public to step down, leaving the job to his predecessor, George W. Bush. Asked for comment, his reply was “that’s ($40 million) above my pay grade.”