Regis Philbin Quits Over Pay Cut Row
January 23rd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by GDBy Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The activities of Regis Philbin are drawing plenty of media attention of late. A noted media entity said on Friday that he has fired Jim Griffin, his agent. The latter said in his feedback when asked on the same issue that these are beyond his comprehension. He admitted that the unexpected departure of Regis Philbin took him by sheer surprise. Industry insiders said that he left his show Live With Regis And Kelly after being informed that his salary will be reduced post the expiry of his existing contract. The ABC network executives reportedly decided to cut down his salary on the ground that the show was getting less TRP and the host took plenty of time off. The host was annoyed by the development and that triggered his decision to bid adieu to the show.
Kelly Ripa the other show host was seriously upset by the decision of Regis Philbin. The rumour is also doing the round that the network is pondering over replacing Regis Philbin with the charming Ryan Seacrest. The annoyed host reportedly informed his co host about his resolve to quit the show a few minutes before going on air which made her feel she was being given an unfair deal. The industry insiders are also saying that enraged Regis Philbin fired agent Jim Griffin because he thought the agent did not handle the deal properly.
The agent however let out his discontent in an interview post this development and he said “When I first met Regis, he hadn’t worked in a year and a half and here we are”and added “we’ve had a great run.”
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