If you don’t believe AFTRA’s current leadership doesn’t want you see these contracts, let me exhibit a letter and contract that AFTRA sent me after considerable pressure on my part.

It is the “It’s a Laugh Productions, Inc.” agreement between Disney and AFTRA leadership. As, you read it, remember it sacrifices actors livelihood to a company that reported annual revenue of THIRTY FIVE BILLION DOLLARS--a significant amount that Disney credited, in the press, to such highly successful AFTRA cable shows like Hannah Montana and others.

You’ll notice the use of intimidation in the letter to persuade me to NOT reveal the contracts content to you. Sorry, guys, it ain’t gonna work on the Ol’ Dog.

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Now let’s look at that AFTRA contract that they don’t want you to see, for good reason.

You’ll notice beyond the residual giveaway in Section 4. (Exhibition Period) the particular Egregious Section 8. (Pre-Payment of Residuals) that allows the good-hearted folks and Disney to apply, with no limitations, original compensation against any residuals that actors, mostly kids, may receive.

(SAG allows buyouts under certain conditions, but there are restrictions not found in the Disney contract.

For instance, the SAG TV agreement forbids applying original compensation against residuals for day players and term players. As to all other performers they “may agree to an advance payment for reruns…provided the payment is separately listed and is paid in addition to the salary…”)

You’ll notice that this particular despicable pre-condition isn’t included in Lifetime’s “Army Wives” contract. (Which I will post next) But then most savvy adult actors wouldn’t go for that sh*t.

What can we say Mickey loves kids.

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