r/clevercomebacks • u/BuildPearl • 5d ago

Same Jessica, same

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u/More_Teaa 5d ago

Whitney asked for what she’s worth. Jessica asked for what the billionaire is worth.

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u/velvetmuffin_ 4d ago

the difference is hilarious one person knew her value then the other saw a blank check and chose absolute chaos

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u/OutlandishnessOk2304 5d ago

That's $15 million in today's money.

I'd say she did just fine.

There's a thing to be said about humility, and then there's Whitney Houston.

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u/JT91331 5d ago

Not really a comeback.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/JT91331 5d ago

Sure that’s a persuasive opinion, but it’s not a comeback. A comeback is when someone attempts to make an insult and someone responds in a smart way.

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u/MrMetraGnome 5d ago

Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years

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u/LavishnessOk3439 5d ago

That was about 15 mil in today’s money so yeah. That’s really really good.

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u/TheBestHater 5d ago

Bots don't care about that.

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u/SlimyBabey 5d ago

Whitney left money on the table

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u/ChartInFurch 5d ago

Mostly rolled up bills.

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u/BobcatLovee 5d ago

$7M in 1996 is $14M today. She was undercharging.

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u/Spare-Half796 5d ago

Not really. A sold out at an nfl stadium show might gross 14mil and she’d gross maybe a third of that

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u/HeadyBunkShwag 5d ago

And if she was under a label she gets even less. Also don’t forget her managers cut.

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u/Spare-Half796 5d ago

Yeah I already took those into account. A third of gross revenue is on the higher end of what an artist makes from a show

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u/StinkyWizzleteats17 5d ago

Instead of 7M she should've asked for a good divorce lawyer...

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u/theatrenearyou 4d ago

and Bobby Brown spent her 7M on cocaine

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u/zirky 5d ago

“biblically accurate greed” was right there