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They've reached a four-year agreement with Fox that will give the top stars (or voices) nearly $400,000 an episode! The two sides have been negotiating for months, with cast members shooting for 500K. Currently, they're making 300K. Talk about solidarity - in 2004 the actors held up production of the 16th season over a salary dispute. They ended up more than doubling their previous salary. Wonder how many headline writers will succumb to the "D'Oh" temptation? (THR)
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Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.