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32 Brilliant Trolls and Legal Maneuvers by Celebrities

March 05, 2024

This is how you do it, people. If you want to get ahead in life, you have to hire great lawyers (and lightly electrocute your friends).

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Probably out of boredom of being great at, like, everything, Da Vinci decided to make his own dragon. Не took a lizard and transformed it into a dragon by giving it horns, a beard, and even wings made out of the scales of other lizards. He'd keep the dragon in a box which he would bring out whenever he need to scare the hell out of his friends. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Before pulling much bigger pranks, like the classic I'll steal your life's work without credit gag, Edison started with much smaller ones, such as minor electrocution. Early in his career, Edison enjoyed wiring a water bucket to a battery, so every time one of his co-workers went to get a drink they'd get zapped. CRACKED.COM — Source

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32 Brilliant Trolls and Legal Maneuvers by Celebrities — Source

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32 Brilliant Trolls and Legal Maneuvers by Celebrities — Source

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William Buckland introduced most of the world to dinosaur fossils. Не also introduced Oxford College to bat poop. Buckland was batsh*t crazy for using guano as fertilizer, and decided to show its superiority by using it to spell GUANO across Oxford's lawn. The GUANO-fed grass grew much quicker than the regular stuff, and due to it being impossible to mow away, it left a constant reminder as to why that was. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Taking advantage of his mad genius persona, Nikola Tesla found a way to ditch a massive hotel bill. Instead of cash, he offered the hotel a bogus death beam, which he described as a dangerous weapon that could detonate if opened without proper precautions. The hotel of course accepted, because who doesn't want a weapon of mass destruction for shelf decor? CRACKED.COM — Source

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Virginia Woolf and some friends wore fake beards and costumes to scam being Abyssinian princes in order to take a tour of a British dreadnought. The ruse was a complete success, as the British navy not only busted out the total VIP treatment, but even offered to host a lavish dinner party for them. Woolf and crew politely declined, out of fear of their fake beards falling off while eating. CRACKED.COM

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Joseph Stalin was the original Instagram troll. 1 Не loved to write random crude comments, and other jokes directed at his Bolshevik comrades, on nude drawings. Like the one above that says Why are you so thin, Mikhail Ivanovich? Do some work. Onanism is not work. Try Marxism! (Onanism means masturbation.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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During a hotel stay, Abraham Lincoln tricked a bunch of kids into tossing a pig's bladder into a fireplace for a prank. But his exploding bladder gag backfired when it set the room ablaze. Не quickly tried to pat the flames down with a broom ... which also caught fire. Не was eventually able to put out the fire, preventing the hotel and his future presidential dreams from going up in smoke. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hitchcock had a thing for inviting people he considered arrogant and pompous to dinner parties in order to drive them psycho. Не would do things like line their seats with whoopee cushions, serve courses in the wrong order, and dye foods bizarre colors. He'd top it all off by serving super-strong booze to get them completely shitfaced. CRACKED.COM — Source

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While attending Harvard, William Randolph Hearst would throw crazy political parties filled with wagons of beer, fireworks, and full brass bands. After getting placed on academic probation, he responded by sending chamber pots to each of his teachers with their photographs and names attached to the bottoms. Не was expelled. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Singer Adriana Ferrarese del Bene had no idea what was coming her way when she made Amadeus Mozart's shit list. .. After noticing that Adriana sang high notes by raising her head all the way up, and low notes by dropping her chin to her chest, Mozart ended up composing an aria specifically to torment her. Не filled her part with jumps constantly alternating from high to low, just so he could watch her head bob up and down like a chicken. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Julianna Margulies's contract for The Good Wife says she has to be wearing a wig on the show. Without a wig, she'd need to spend 1-2 hours a day getting her very curly hair blown out to create her character's straight, coiffed hairdo. A wig takes 10 minutes to put on, making her life much easier. — Source

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Alphas Vin Diesel, Jason Statham and Dwayne The Rock Johnson hate to lose. They have it written into their Fast & Furious contracts that they can't lose fights on screen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ke m wide. FILA Frapo 15 FIL Former footballer Rolf-Christel Guie-Mien had a clause in his contract requiring his club, Eintracht Frankfurt, to pay for his wife's cooking classes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Uma Thurman's contract for Eloise in Paris let her buy any of the movie's clothes and wigs for half of what they were bought for. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Marlon Brando agreed to play Jor-El in Superman on the condition that he be paid $3.7 million upfront and 11.75% of the movie's gross profit. Не made more than $78 million (adjusted for inflation) for 13 days of work. — Source

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Quentin Tarantino owns the copyright on his films. According to his contract, the studios gradually cede ownership to Tarantino over time, D 0 which, among other benefits, grants him the right to make spin-offs or crossovers using characters from any of his films without paying a licensing fee. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Janet Jackson included a No Jackson Jokes contract clause for her 2011 tour. Comedians who were doing the opening act for her concert were not allowed to make any references to Janet Jackson or her family. — Source

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You're hearing Dolph Lundgren in Masters of the Universe only because of a detail in his contract. Lundgren's contract had a clause saying the studio has to give him three chances to get his lines right before they dub his voice (he had a very thick Swedish accent). They really wanted to dub him over at first, but his lines got better on each try, and he got to a point where they didn't mind keeping his voice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Motivated to prevent his return to WWE, WCW agreed to the lucrative contract terms that Hulk Hogan demanded. WCW World Championship ERRY LANNO - TWITE Wrestling Order - 1. Each pay-per-view appearance earned Hogan the greater of 15% of the event's revenue or $675,000. 2. Hogan maintained approval over the outcome of all of his matches. 3. Hogan received $20,000 monthly for wearing his own WCW merchandise. WCW payroll records show that Hogan received approximately $9 million between 1998 and 2000. — Source

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Despite not playing for the past decade, NBA player Allen Iverson is still earning $800,000 a year because of a lifetime contract he made with Reebok. Reel Reeb bok On top of that, he'll receive $16 million when he turns 55 (it's supposed to be double that, but he had to split it with his ex-wife). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Candyman

Tony Todd negotiated a fee of $ 1000 for every time he was stung by a bee during the filming of Candyman. That BY DIAGEITO the stipulation earned him $23,000. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jim Carrey

JIM CARREY YES Jim Carrey traded his salary for a stake of ownership in Yes Man, which reportedly earned him $8 million more than what he would've been paid. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Michael Jordan's contract included a Love of the Game clause that allowed him to play basketball any time, any where. JORD 2 To protect their investments during the off-season, pro sports teams often prohibit players from engaging in physical activity not related to their conditioning. Jordan's clause permitted him to play in exhibition games, scrimmages, or just a plain ol' pickup game in a random park. CRACKED.COM — Source

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George Lucas used The Empire Strikes Back as leverage against Fox. Once A New Hope became a megahit, Fox really didn't want another studio to get the sequel. So Lucas offered them distribution and home video rights for Empire, for seven years, if they gave him all Star Wars merchandising rights. They agreed, and he made bank. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tom Cruise renegotiated his contract with Paramount for Mission: Impossible 2 to take 30% of the theatrical gross and 40% of the DVD gross. This earned him $92 million. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cameron Diaz made a fortune on Bad Teacher. end Jem's parent am? audie? ails which de 4? the Radley le of Mayco For playing the lead, she took a salary of $1 million but asked for about 20% of the box office sales. She made $42 million. An entertainment journalist says her deal became legendary in Hollywood. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jack Nicholson's contract for playing Joker in Batman entitled him to a percentage of the merchandise, TV showings, home video sales, sequels and more. CRACKED.COM — Source

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As player-manager of the Cleveland Indians, Tris Speaker knew he needed to deal with star pitcher Ray Caldwell's fondness for partying. Speaker and Caldwell therefore agreed to a mutually beneficial contract clause. After each game, Caldwell was required to go out and get drunk and then stay home the next day. Caldwell went 20-10 in 1920 and helped the Indians win the World Series. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Adele used her contract for a good cause. Her 2011 rider stipulated that every attendee with a free ticket must donate $20 to SANDS, a charity organization for anyone dealing with the loss of their babies. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Reese Witherspoon snagged the whole wardrobe from Legally Blonde 2. She went home with over 70 pairs of Jimmy Choos. — Source

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