[Maru]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No. You can't force somebody to stay locked up, hence how they can walk out any time they want.

The contract would just save them having to pay her.

Nobody said she had to stay locked up, but she could've shown up for launch... it makes sense if they spent some of the budget to build part of a set for her and construct the theme around her...

I do think they were trying to get her in badly, but I always felt like they would probably be negotiating last minute for every penny she could get because I imagine it's a hard sell. And understandably so.

The Eye of the Storm + leaked rumors may have been waving the carrot so to speak... it's entirely possible she would have to leave for whatever reason for legal/political purposes, so I'm sure the not being paid if I have to walk for any reason may not have been that enticing to her...

I don't particularly think she's worth a $750K signup much less the light bill to watch, but I'm sure other brands would be easily tempted to pay more as she's a current headliner... so it's a seller's market in her case.