The Australian mogul reportedly paid Robert De Niro,Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese $17m each to promote his modern casino. But no one said they had to peek contented about it“You don’t make up for your sins in the church. You achieve it in the streets; you achieve it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it. It is not for us to quibble with the opening lines of Mean Streets. And yet, is it possible that you must also atone for your sins by taking massive appearance fees to soar to Macau and promote a modern casino complex?Behold, or this week’s launch of Aussie mogul James Packer’s $4.5bn Studio City gambling facility,which was fronted by Packer and his trade partner Lawrence Ho, along with actors Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, and directors Martin Scorsese and,er, Brett Ratner. Each is reported to have taken a $17m appearance fee – and achieve just study their contented little faces (above).
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Source: theguardian.com