Monday, October 7, 2024

NFL Wants Rock Stars to Pay Them? Remember, They’re a Not for Profit, CEO Gets $30Mil

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the NFL wants rock stars to pay them to play half time at the Super Bowl.

Wait a second! This is the same National Football League that claims it’s a 501 c6, not for profit organization. Their CEO Roger Goodell makes $30 million a year.

That NFL? Throwback Thursday begins now:

http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/01/21/nfl-commish-makes-29-5-mil-a-year-15-times-more-than-tax-free-org-gives-to-charity-more-than-ceos-of-ford-heinz-fedex

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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