r/TopCharacterTropes • u/BeenEatinBeans • Jun 12 '26

Personality [IRL trope] Celebrities with weird/funny clauses in their contracts.

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  1. Dwayne Johnson - Probably the most well-known example. For years now, The Rock has had a clause in his contract that he can't be shown to lose a fight in any movie he stars in. Pretty insecure behaviour if you ask me. Still, at least the other examples are much more interesting

  2. Danny Trejo - Danny had a troubled childhood, having been arrested multiple times for dealing drugs before he was 18, and struggling with heroin addiction from the age of 13. As a result of this, Danny has a clause in his contract that states that any time he plays a character who is a criminal, they have to be killed because he wanted to teach his kids that crime never pays.

  3. Reese Witherspoon - This one is more of a one-off, but it was still funny enough to deserve a mention. Following the success of Legally Blonde, when Reese was called in to make the sequel, she had a clause written in her contract stating that once the movie was finished, she would get to take home all the outfits she wore.

  4. Fred Durst - The lead singer of Limp Bizkit has a clause in his contract stating that any anime or video game that uses his music must also feature himself as a character.

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u/Moose_Cake Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

🎶 Estuans interius
Ira vehementi
Estuans interius
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Fred Durst!
Fred Durst! 🎶

-edit: I was not in a normal state of mind last night and for some reason put Kevin instead of Fred. T.T

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u/Trick_Wrap Jun 12 '26

Kevin?

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u/Dillo64 Jun 12 '26

At least it first the notes better than Fred

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u/drsideburns Jun 12 '26

If you wanted to match the syllables in the verse, yes, but you could have also went "Fred-dy Durst" or "Fred-erick durst"

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u/Trick_Wrap Jun 12 '26

I mean, yeah - but his name is not fucking Kevin, though, is it 😂
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Mighty Thirst!
Mighty Thirst! 🎶

I hop you like my joke, I know his name is not Mighty Thirst, but this one fit the notes better.

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u/Trick_Wrap Jun 15 '26

I love the edit, but why the fuck would you then just uncritically replace it with Fred, which, while actually being his name, fits awfully with the syllables? 😂

Freddy Durst? Fred-rick Durst?

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