Roseanne Has Reportedly Agreed To Give Up $100 Million In Future Profits To Allow Spin-Off Series “The Conners”

ByJoseph Gibsonon June 22, 2018inArticles›Celebrity News

When Roseanne Barr’s social media antics finally went far enough to get ABC to cancel the highly successful renewed version of her classic sitcom, many fans began speculating whether a show about the Conners could continue without the family’s famous (and now infamous) matriarch. One obstacle towards this has been that any traditional agreement would still direct profits (and probably a lot of profits at that ) to Roseanne, which at least one of her former co-workers, ex-showrunner Whitney Cummings , has cited as a reason any such reboot would be a bad idea, telling TMZ:

“I don’t really have words at the moment, but maybe they can salvage the legacy in some way. But if it benefits [Barr] financially … it’s a bad move.”

But an anonymous source reportedly close to Roseanne tells Page Six she has an alternate plan, to give up any such profits which would normally be hers in order for those she worked with on the show could keep working with their consciences clear:

“Roseanne feels so bad about her antics she is trying to figure out a way to help people harmed by the cancellation. She’s considering giving up financial and creative participation in a spinoff so the people she loves can have jobs. Barr holding on is a stumbling block.”

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Roseanne herself hasn’t commented directly on this rumored plan, but she did post a tweet recently that could have been a reference to the idea:

“I’m making restitution for the pain I have caused.”

What that actually means is anyone’s guess, but agreeing to give up significant profits from a Roseanne spin-off could be a good PR move for the comedian in addition to a way to get any such potential project — reportedly likely to center on Sara Gilbert’s character Darlene — off the ground.

By our estimation, Roseanne would need to agree to give up AT LEAST $100 million in future syndication profits by removing herself from the show. That figure assumes the spin-off is successful enough to reach syndication which is still a big obstacle. Although, not an impossible obstacle given the popularity of the recent reboot.

Another benefit of stepping aside and allowing a new show to continue would be put approximately 200 people back to work.

On Thursday, June 21, ABC officially confirmed that “The Conners” would be re-rebooted and that Roseanne will have zero financial or creative involvement. In a joint statement, the remaining cast members said:

" We have received a tremendous amount of support from fans of our show, and it’s clear that these characters not only have a place in our hearts, but in the hearts and homes of our audience ."

Premiere date is fall 2018.

Roseanne also released a statement Thursday night:

" I regret the circumstances that have caused me to be removed from the show. I agreed to the settlement in order that 200 jobs of beloved cast and crew could be saved, and I wish the best for everyone involved. "

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Future’s Next Big Career Goal: Become A Billionaire

ByJoseph Gibsonon November 30, 2022inArticles›Celebrity News

Reaching billionaire status is a goal that few entertainers reach, whether in the hip hop world or anywhere else in show business. To do so requires not just the good fortune of success but a generous proportion of business acumen as well. Which is why only a few artists have managed the feat. Now, Future says he wants to join the club in an interview with Billboard.

Future released his ninth studio album earlier this year, and the Billboard interviewer asked him what his plans are for his tenth. Instead of delving into his creative ambitions, Future put his goals into purely financial terms:

“My main focus right now is just to do something I never done. One thing I never done is make a billion dollars. I ain’t done that, so I’m focused on that.”

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That almost sounds like it could be bragging or self-promotion, but apparently Future is taking the goal of being a billionaire seriously, elaborating that he’s asked unnamed billionaires for advice on how to attain that rare status:

“Sometimes I ask questions, if I meet a billionaire, like, ‘How’d you get to where you got?’ Or, ‘How’d you accomplish everything that you have?’” he explained. “I have those conversations with different people, successful people. But the way I get mine might be different. It just helps me to understand that I’m on the right path when I talk to people that have billions.”

He continues, saying the billionaires he’s gotten advice from seem to think he might just make it into the club:

“When I hear them talk, I be like, ‘OK, I’m on the right path.’ They reassure me that I’m doing the right thing. No matter what my music career is, I want to just be able to have that friend, somebody that always has my back, [and] just priceless individuals getting me wherever I need to go. Even when it’s going crazy for me, I know I have priceless people around me. I got unconditional love.”

Of course, it’s worth pointing out that even music billionaires like Jay-Z or Rihanna didn’t reach billionaire status purely through their recording and performing careers, investing heavily in other industries in order to make it happen. So it’s unlikely that Future would become a billionaire just on the commercial strength of his next record, even if it’s a massive smash. And it’s also unlikely that Future doesn’t know that, so it’s a safe bet that if he’s serious about his billionaire dreams they involve a lot more than just making music.

Future has already seen plenty of success in the music world with a very respectable net worth of $50 million, but he’ll have to see quite a bit more to hit the billion dollar mark. Stay tuned over the next few years to see if he actually makes it.

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