Is HBO about to whack Silvio and Paulie?
The guy can’t catch a break. Once again, Tony Soprano has to step in to mediate a financial dispute between two bickering crews. Apparently, “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini plans to spend the weekend helping to end the standoff between Steven Van Zandt and Tony Sirico and the guys who write the paychecks at HBO.
Much like Gandolfini’s previous salary disputes with the cable behemoth, Van Zandt and Sirico are holding out for a substantial raise, to some $200,000 an episode for the final eight episodes before the show takes the big dirt nap next year.
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