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Why The Gig Is Over

[Blind Gossip] A little insight as to why this star definitely won’t be returning to their gig.

You probably think it is because they have behaved obnoxiously… or because they have worn out their welcome… or because they insulted someone… or because producers or costars don’t want to work with them anymore.

Nope. It’s much simpler than that!

It’s money. The insurance would be too astronomical. It’s just a bad financial risk to keep them. They’ll find a replacement who is easier to insure. And younger.

There you go.

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Star:

[Optional] Is it good or bad that they are being replaced?

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  16. Johnny Depp

    As much as i love captian jack sparrow, maybe a change would be good for the franchise

  25. Star: Daniel Craig (James Bond)

    I guess since he’s over 50 now, insurance is too expensive? That doesn’t seem to stop Tom Cruise from doing his own stunts in Mission: Impossible, but maybe he has more of a say in that franchise.

    • My guess with Tom Cruise is that he has the power of Scientology behind him, and a lot of people are very afraid of that cult.

  26. Johnny Depp as Cap’n Jack.Sparrow.

    Optional: Terrible idea! Johnny IS the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise! I mean, he IS a pirate: dirty, rotted teeth, scruffy, grubby hair, Keith Richard’s wardrobe, a bottle of rum by his side … no one plays pirate as well as Johnny! :’-(

  30. I hope this is The Ice Queen, Megyn Kelly.

    Good or bad? There are certain lines you don’t cross in society. Just because others can, it doesn’t give a Carte Blanche to do so yourself. Be civil about it.

  36. Ben Affleck. He hasn’t hit bottom yet so the insurance company is correct to not want to insure him for the next Batman film. He’s made so many poor choices over the years I don’t have any sympathy left.

  39. Johnny Depp- Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s both. Depp has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent years but Jack Sparrow is an iconic character. I just hope they don’t make bloom the lead now

    • Thank you! I think Depp is one of the best character actors ever, but his garbled speech in that franchise was so awful

  44. Johnny Depp, booted from the “Pirates” reboot. Guess his boozing is just as bad as it looks–good idea to replace him.

    RDJ went down this road too, though he came out the other side…

    • JD is older then RDJ when he got thru it,…i saw pics of JD he looks like he is sick, it wont surprise me to hear he has some illness, he looks bad and a shadow of his former “dirty lookself” he now just looks sick to me…

  47. Johnny Depp

    And I’m not fussed either way because I don’t know or care enough about what goes on with him and Amber Heard.

    • Bingo. Completion bonding for films on the scale of Disney financing for each Pirates of the Carribean film is astronomical because of the immense budgets and prospects of loss, and he’s too high risk to afford.

  50. Megyn Kelly
    She was kind of obnoxious, so probably a good thing. I worry about where we’ll draw the line in terms of free speech and censorship though.

    • The critical aspect of “insurance” is missing here. She’s not too expensive to issue a completion bond for simply because she’s shooting off her mouth.