Entries Tagged as 'celebrities'



Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

College Football or Football College?

When West Virginia University sued Coach Richard Rodrigez, it was kind enough to attach copies of his employment agreement. Take a glance at the types of incentives that some universities pay to head football coaches.

Season Ticket Sales. $10,000 for 30,000 tickets, $20,000 for $35,000 tickets, and $30,000 for 40,000 tickets.
Student Academic Achievement. $10,000 [...]

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Dan Marino Stockholders Agreement

Hollywood Reporter: Digital Domain Enters IPO Ring. The market for initial public offerings is getting interesting, with a special effects company filing for an IPO, while a social networking firm has canceled one. The effects company, Digital Domain, wants to raise about $100 million to pay off debt and maybe produce films, apparently in an [...]

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Presidential Sex Scandal

Associated Press: Conservatives Upset at Romney for Not Doing More to Halt On-Demand Porn at Marriotts. Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the “cesspool” of pornography, is being criticized by social conservatives who argue that he should have tried to halt hardcore hotel movie offerings during his near-decade on the Marriott board.
Here’s [...]

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Brand It Like Beckham

New York Times: The Butler, a Confidence and a Profit of $48,000. Regulators say they have solved an insider trading mystery: It was the butler in the poolside office with the fax machine. Graham J. Lefford was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday of illegally trading on confidential information that he gleaned [...]