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Some of Hollywood celebrities' most absurd contract clauses

Hollywood celebrities have a reputation for being among the most demanding and lenient people when it comes to negotiating their film contracts.

And it is not uncommon for their demands to include strange and surprising clauses that would be hard to find in any other industry.

This photo gallery explores the contractual clauses of some of Hollywood's most famous stars and the demands they made to ensure their comfort and safety on set. From George Clooney's request for a basketball court to the clause inserted by Mark Wahlberg to protect himself from box office losses, discover some of the most bizarre and surprising contract clauses that only Hollywood celebrities could afford. (source: buzzfeed)

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Some of Hollywood celebrities' most absurd contract clauses
Hollywood celebrities have a reputation for being among the most demanding and lenient people when it comes to negotiating their film contracts. And it is not uncommon for their demands to include strange and surprising clauses that would be hard to find in any other industry. This photo gallery explores the contractual clauses of some of Hollywood's most famous stars and the demands they made to ensure their comfort and safety on set. From George Clooney's request for a basketball court to the clause inserted by Mark Wahlberg to protect himself from box office losses, discover some of the most bizarre and surprising contract clauses that only Hollywood celebrities could afford. (source: buzzfeed)
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Tom Cruise
The actor is known for his action roles in movies, but his contract contains an unusual clause: his image cannot be used for action figures or video game characters. This means that fans cannot have an action figure of Ethan Hunt from "Mission: Impossible" or the pilot Maverick from "Top Gun" that resembles Cruise
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Samuel L. Jackson
The actor has included an unusual clause in his contracts: the production company must pay to allow him to play golf twice a week and take him directly to the green. Jackson is so obsessed with the game that, when he has no work commitments, he is willing to play up to 36 holes in a single day!
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Uma Thurman
The actress made an unusual request in her contract for the film "Eloise" in Paris. The clause stipulated that no other actor would have access to "favorable facilities for dressing" more than what was guaranteed to her. In addition, the contract provided for a three-bedroom hotel suite and three cell phones to be used for the duration of the filming. However, the film was never made due to a legal dispute between representatives of Uma and the producing company HandMade, regarding payment and cancellation of the project.
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Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham
The three main characters in the series "Fast" entered into an agreement with the producers to ensure that each of them received an equal amount of "pain" during the filming of action scenes, so that no one would be perceived as the loser in a fight. Vin Diesel is said to have even created a point system based on kicks, punches and headbutts to ensure an equal distribution of the beating among the co-stars.
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George Clooney
The actor made some rather unusual requests on the set of "Gravity." He requested the construction of a private beach hut-style residence to spend his free time off set, along with the construction of a basketball court for him to get some exercise on set. This pleased not only Clooney, but also the 16-year-old son of Sandra Bullock during his visits to the set.
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Jack Nicholson
The actor is known for his passion for the LA Lakers and never missing a game. During the filming of the movie "Batman", the actor negotiated a clause that would give him more free time to attend the basketball team's home games.
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Mark Wahlberg
The actor was supposed to play the lead role in "Silver Linings Playbook", but the role eventually went to Bradley Cooper. In the contract for the role, Mark had included a special clause entitling him to $900,000 if the co-star actress (Anne Hathaway at the time) withdrew. This was to protect him from box-office losses in case she was replaced by a lesser-known actress. The funny thing is that Anne eventually retired, and if Mark had kept the job, she would have received a large compensation just for acting alongside Jennifer Lawrence!
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