Travicity
01-24-2011, 11:39 PM
REGIS Philbin decided to leave his role on Live With Regis and Kelly after a row over money — it has been claimed.
According to PopEater, Regis fired his longtime manager, Jim Griffin, right after telling viewers he was quitting, and he made the move because he was insulted by a proposed pay cut.
“Regis was insulted by the offer he got and chose to leave, blaming his agent on his way out,” a source said.
“The problem is the world has changed around this legend. Regis thinks he’s being pushed out for someone they can pay peanuts to. The problem is if he thinks he’s going to get anywhere near that sort of money doing another show he should think again.
“The writing was on the wall when Regis got sick and the show’s ratings did not decline.
“When it came time to renegotiate his contract again, the producers knew the show would survive with or without him and offered him way less than the multimillions he had become accustomed to.”
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According to PopEater, Regis fired his longtime manager, Jim Griffin, right after telling viewers he was quitting, and he made the move because he was insulted by a proposed pay cut.
“Regis was insulted by the offer he got and chose to leave, blaming his agent on his way out,” a source said.
“The problem is the world has changed around this legend. Regis thinks he’s being pushed out for someone they can pay peanuts to. The problem is if he thinks he’s going to get anywhere near that sort of money doing another show he should think again.
“The writing was on the wall when Regis got sick and the show’s ratings did not decline.
“When it came time to renegotiate his contract again, the producers knew the show would survive with or without him and offered him way less than the multimillions he had become accustomed to.”
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