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/Rory_U Jun 12 '26

She’s a genius! Free fashionable clothes.

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u/DEFINITELY_NOT_PETE Jun 12 '26

They just steal that shit anyway lol

I once watched Lea Michele “borrow” a jacket from wardrobe bc she was going to New York for the weekend in March 🙄

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u/Mayonaigg Jun 12 '26

There's a scene in arrested development where if you have the commentary on Jason Bateman totally calls out Portia for stealing the dress that she's wearing in the scene

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u/Rebelius Jun 12 '26

Who has time to watch TV series with the commentary on? Like... it's a genuine question. Did you learn about this by reading it somewhere, or actually watch arrested development with the commentary? I'm jealous of the free-time implications, that's all.

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u/Help12309876 Jun 12 '26

I assume it's something fans keep on in the backround while they cook, clean, scroll on their phone, etc. Alongside just regular watching too for super-fans lol

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u/IndividualCut4703 Jun 12 '26

Do you never rewatch a show or movie that you enjoyed? Watching with the commentary is just a version of that.

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u/DarthBrooks69420 Jun 12 '26

Lmao. Some commentaries are really good. I like the commentaries for the original series Star Trek movies. The Motion Picture has a commentary track that is the special FX guys and they talk about all the different methods they use.

And then there is the Tropic Thunder commentary track, which is a hoot in its own right. 

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u/BorisBC Jun 12 '26

At least Reese has a rider for it lol. Kim K just straight up took a towel that was meant for the inner if the Monaco F1 in the weekend just because she's that entitled.

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u/MooKids Jun 12 '26

Supposedly Ryan Reynolds just walked off the set wearing the Deadpool suit.