Imagine being plucked from obscurity to be on a reality show. Suddenly, you need an entertainment attorney to handle your contracts. Back when this all first started, many members of ensemble casts would find out about an attorney from another cast member and that is why so many of them have the same attorney. This is a really bad idea, but they didn’t seem to know that at the time. The only time you want the same attorney as someone else on the show is if you are bargaining as a group. A husband and wife for example. Yet many members of ensemble casts across franchises are still using the same attorney. The smart ones are not.
Two rivals (Linda and Kate) have been sharing the same attorney for many years and are very competitive with each other when it comes to salaries. Linda has always assumed she was the highest paid. When she found out how much Kate was making, she threw a fit.
The back and forth contract fights between these two has been going on for years. Both fought for a Most Favored Nation clause for years. Linda finally got it on the most recent season along with the highest pay PER EPISODE ever paid for this particular show (not the franchise). An MFN is a clause that means that no one else can make more than the MFN. Her MFN is a PER EPISODE deal. So she makes the most per episode of any other housewife on her show. If anyone else on her show gets a raise per episode above hers, they have to match it for Linda. She was very happy. Until she was not included on every episode.
When Kate found out she was FURIOUS. So when Kate made her first appearance on the show for the season, she was very salty with Linda because it was the first time she had seen her since she heard the news. Her rude comments seemed on the surface to be random barbs from long ago, but her real issue with Linda was her MFN clause. You see, initially Kate and Linda were both offered part-time contracts for the season. The network’s goal was to pit them against each other and make them duke it out for the one full-time slot on the following season. However, someone was fired and Linda got the full-time role back for the current season. Currently, Kate is slotted to replace someone who is very likely to be fired after this season. At least that is the current plan.
Still, in the end, a third person, Karmen is making the most money overall if you count her other projects on the network that include multiple checks. Karmen is on every episode and that is most likely part of her contract. She does not use the same attorney as Linda and Kate do. Karmen also has a deal for first look talent for other pitches, specials and spin-offs that includes executive producer status.
Meanwhile, Linda’s rival Kate is making more than Linda in overall income because she has spinoff and gets production rights from that show which comes with another small check. The filming schedule of that show is being rearranged to allow for Kate to be available when the next season begins filming.
Oh did I mention Kate hired another attorney to send cease and desist letters to Linda and a part-timer for slanderous comments? Because that happened. I believe another website got one as well.
So of the three, Linda probably makes the least overall. She definitely does if you consider the network income of other members of Karmen and Kate’s households. And I don’t think Linda realizes this.
Can you identify Linda, Kate and Karmen?
Lenethia, Kenya and Kandi.
LENETHIA!!! Thank you, I couldn’t figure the L. Obviously Nene, but Kim and Kandi is my guess.
I don’t see why Kim would be making anywhere near what the other two do.
Her spin-off. They pay her salary plus she her kids, which technically she should put in a trust (and I’m sure she does actually). She’s on her way to momaging too, so I think in the end she’ll make the most money of them all.
It doesn’t seem right, does it? lol
Linda = Nene, Kate = Kim, Karmen = Kandi
At first I thought it was Lisa (Linda) and Kyle (kate) because they both seem like they would want to be paid more than the other. but going more and more into the post it’s easily what you posted
Linda = Nene
Kate = Kim
Karmen = Kandi
Why does bravo STILL think that anyone wants to see more of NeNe or (even worse), Kim? I fast forward through any scene that includes Kim. They would be better off finding new talent.
I never get these. I think I have a chance with this one.
Nene, Kim, and Kandi. We’ll see.
please say they haven’t renewed Don’t be Tardy?
If Kandi and Nene, Kenya and Cynthia all don’t want to be filming with Kim,
what are her chances of being on FT?
Hoping it never happens.
Cant wait for Imposters to come back
nene, kim, kandi
i cannot believe they are considering kim for a full time role again.
let her stay on her own show if she must, but stop bringing her back into the mix of rhoa.
wonder whats going on with her skincare line?
wish kenya was going to be on next season. going to miss her, but hopefully she has much better thing ahead with her husband.
I always have a hard time figuring out this blind items but this puzzle got me excited to guess the players.
Linda-Lenethia
Kathy- Kim
Karmen-Kandi
Why is bravo wasting their time with these three ,I can solve this madness by kicking out two and bring in 3 new ladies with less salary negotiation.
T.T are the bravo executives paying attention to this season ratings because it’s declining and Nene or Kim aren’t helping to improve the situation. The storylines are all over and it’s hard to keep up. My days of Rhoa fascination is crawling to a halt.
This was fun – great tea!
I second that!
I’ll third it. I loved this game and all the “who said that” I never knew.
Nene, Kim and Kandi. Ding ding! I love your blind items TT. Please make tem regular.
RHOA sucks this season.
Kim/ Kate is too thirsty & the fact that hubby waits outside for her to run in, start shiz & then run out says everything.
Kandi is a bit boring but needed as the leveler/ mediator/ real $.
Nene thinks she’s a movie star.
Kenya is over it. Cynthia is like watching paint dry. Porsha is too dumb, aggressive and fake.
RHOA needs total reboot.
I find it so incredibly crept how Keoy waits in the car for Kim! I wouldn’t want my man doing that. Co-dependant much?
I was wondering if it isn’t a financial thing. When Kim goes to these events she drinks and it would be less expensive to have Kroy drive her than to hire a car. Unless Bravo provides car service. It just seems odd. We know Kroy isn’t working and Kim is off the charts in her spending habits.
NeNe is the highes paid? Higher than the RHOBH? Wow! Plus, there’s no comparison between Kim and Kandi. Kandi is a real entertainer, with a proven history. Kim is an artificial creature with no discernible talent, and her daughter is even worse. They need to let Kim and NeNe go, and save themselves a lot of money.
I find it so incredibly crept how Keoy waits in the car for Kim! I wouldn’t want my man doing that. Co-dependant much?
It says on this particular show, not the franchise, so if it is Nene on RHOA, she is not necessarily getting paid more than the RHOBH or RHONY. She definitely isn’t getting more than Bethenny, I would think.
oh dear lord. i got way too confused reading all of that. i’mma just wait till there’s an article with their real names
Nene. Kim and Kandi.
Nene, Kim, Kandi
Kate + 8? I caught that shade.
regarding Kim of course
I wish they would let NeNe go. Shes so boring and unauthentic these days. Bye girl bye
Nene, Kim, and Kandi.
It’s ridiculous that Kim makes good money.
And Brielle needs to get off tv and social media; and get an education…or at least get a life, before it’s too late to become a decent person (like it is for her mom).
Kim’s oldest is not intelligent enough to get into college .she said she wanted to do real estate but the math I am sure is beyond her brain even with a calculator . Then she wanted to flip houses.. to make her own $$$$$$ before moving in with her boyfriend.
She gets paid on Don’t Be Tarty. and I am sure will live with her boyfriend when DBT is not filming it is her income.
Honestly feel bad for her boyfriend when DBT dries up he will be supporting her lifestyle .
Brielle gets paid a stupid amount of money to endorse products on social media. Apparently she appeals to a certain demographic. She will be releasing a sex tape soon, I’m sure, to follow in the foot steps of the Kardashian family. Kim will be so proud.
I love blind item that aren’t blind? I don’t want Kim on RHOA The show needs fresh new smart, rich black women with interesting story lines. Nene and Kim are boring and predictable. Kandi represents talent, wealth and African-American family.
I can’t even with Kim, I fast forward her as much as possible. She just always looks like she should shower and she is trashy. Nene is cracking me up this season, I stopped watching a few years ago because she was so mean and aggressive, Its like she is more comfortable in her skin and less braggadocious and she can spend less time talking herself up and just be snarky and funny. I honestly can’t watch if Kim comes back.
If Kim comes back full time, they’ll be losing a viewer that’s been watching since the inception of rhoa. Only reason I’m still watching this season is because of Kenya. Once she goes…so do I.
Oh, blind item Nene, Kandi, and duck lips. And the cease and desist went to Manho…oops I mean Marlo ?
NeeNee,Kim ,KAndi
Kenya, Kandi, Cynthia, Porsha, Eva And Shamea, that’s your starting 5, Nene and Sheree are a toss up that you can swap out for Shamea as a peach holder or FOH. As for Kim, she is not funny enough to replace Nene, not interesting enough to replace Kandi, not genuine enough to replace Cynthia and certainly not pretty enough to replace Kenya, Porsha or Eva.
Nene turned me off with her rich bitch attitude , Kim turned me off with her white trailer trash mouth , I hope these two are left to the curb where they belong ! Neither one deserves the money they earn , Bravo doesn’t seem to bright when negotiating pay-checks for these two , they need the money desperatly as each lives beyond their means and Bravo should have the upper hand .
I don’t understand the pay either Lucy. They made 5K and episode in season one and were thrilled to get it. Bravo really lost their minds when they started paying them crazy money.