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This is news to me. Did not know it's a contractual thing. Understandable that organizers would want to cash on the fame of the players, but players should ha
by sidcool 5y ago
This is news to me. Did not know it's a contractual thing. Understandable that organizers would want to cash on the fame of the players, but players should have a right to deny. $15K is an OK price for Naomi to pay for mental peace.
Edit: She made $55 million last year, so this is small potatoes.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 5y agoMarshawn Lynch, a famous NFL player in the USA, made headlines in 2015 for also refusing to speak to the media before and after games. He has reportedly been fined over $300,000 USD to date (1) for his refusals to speak with the media over a long NFL career. During the 2015 Super Bowl he somewhat infamously created a meme by performing the entire Media Day interview saying variations of “I’m just here so I won’t get fined” (2). 1:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportscasting.com/marshawn-lynchs-refusal-to-play-by-the-nfls-rules-has-cost-him-over-300k/%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportscasting.com/marshawn-... 2: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rmABbHSOTqQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rmABbHSOTqQ