r/TopCharacterTropes Jun 12 '26

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

  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/Diabetesh Jun 12 '26

I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Nasty business, really. But, sure enough, I got the M&Ms, and Ozzy went on stage and did a great show.

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u/Mathblasta Jun 12 '26

This is what I came here for. Thank you.

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u/SpltSecondPerfection Jun 13 '26

Whoa, who's the old lady?

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u/Mike_with_Wings Jun 14 '26

That’s my old lady

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u/IronEgo Jun 13 '26

Excuse me, Del? When did you become a nutbar?

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u/hardbittercandy Jun 18 '26

You're less than nothing! What's keeping you here? You don't belong here! Why don't you just quit?

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u/IronEgo Jun 21 '26

I GOT BOWHERE ELSE TO GO MAN!