If you do God’s work, all your needs will be provided.” But when we would go on location, in the middle of the ghetto, we were being served green eggs and ham or some awful stuff. “I can order anything I want from any restaurant in New York. “If I’m asking for better food, it was for better food for the crew,” he said. His complaints against his bosses ranged from charges of racial discrimination to unresponsiveness to concerns about security and the well-being of the crew. Yoba was much more vocal in stating his grievances. DeLorenzo was informed of this position last spring.” In my 10 years as an executive producer, no actor working on my shows has ever directed an episode. That does not necessarily entitle anyone on my shows to direct an episode. Responded Wolf: “I have never been disrespectful to any actor on my shows. Jason Priestley directs episodes of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210.’ This was a matter of broken promises and giving people respect.” “I wanted to explore the opportunities to direct. “I wanted to grow as an artist,” he said. Universal filed a $1.2-million lawsuit against the pair, alleging breach of contract and claiming that the delays were costing the production company $60,000 a day.īy July 25, Yoba and DeLorenzo had returned to work, with none of their demands met.ĭeLorenzo said last week that he was still hurt by Wolf’s response. Wolf called their demands “a virus” in the entertainment industry and threatened to write them out of the show by killing off their characters.
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Saying the series was operating at a deficit and was not yet a success with a large audience, Wolf and Universal wasted no time in responding to Yoba and DeLorenzo. However, both DeLorenzo and Yoba said their action had nothing to do with the “Friends” situation. The action took place just days after word broke about a salary dispute involving the six regulars on NBC’s “Friends,” each of whom was asking more than $100,000 per episode. Yoba said he was asking for better equipment in the existing gym, which is open to everyone on the show, and for a trailer to replace the broken-down one he had. Yoba also wanted more creative input, “a gym, a star trailer and better food,” and DeLorenzo said he wanted assurances that he would get to direct episodes of the show, the statements said.
Each lead makes between $20,000 and $22,000 per episode. Statements released by Wolf and the studio said that one of the actors was seeking $75,000 an episode. The furor on the show erupted when DeLorenzo and Yoba, who were both largely unknown before the program’s premiere, failed to report for work on July 22, the first day of production. “But both shows are important to me personally. “ ‘Party of Five’ has been a media darling and a critical success,” Matoian said. Yoba also expressed exasperation that other struggling Fox shows, like “Party of Five,” receive more publicity and attention from the network than “New York Undercover.”įox Entertainment President John Matoian disagreed, saying that the network has spent far more in advertising for “New York Undercover” this season than for “Party of Five.” The network, along with Universal Television, which produces the series, held a press conference this week to contribute $10,000 to the National Council of Churches as part of an effort to publicize tonight’s episode, the first of a two-part story about a rash of church burnings in Harlem. “However, I live in the hope that they will act professionally and continue to live up to the terms of the contract, which they have publicly acknowledged to do.” “I find it incredible that Malik now chooses to blame his agent for his own actions,” Wolf responded in a separate interview. Williams, a single father, said that he has had several clashes with Wolf and is working under “extremely difficult conditions.” He added: “I never asked for money. Yoba, who plays African American detective J.C. He also expressed frustration that the producers declined to spend money to improve working conditions for the cast and crew but came up with the cash to “hire a white actor for the No. Yoba, who is passionate in his commitment to aiding urban youth, said he was unhappy that a marketing and merchandising plan that he had developed to link the show with a national strategy on violent crime prevention had been ignored. They hope the series will do even better with the addition of Jonathan La Paglia as a ruggedly handsome undercover detective.īut in separate interviews, DeLorenzo and Yoba said that although they “love the show and love our jobs,” they were less than satisfied with the resolution of their dispute, saying they still believed that their actions were justified. Producers expressed pride in the show’s standing as the only network drama with two minority leads and with its potent mix of propulsive music and stylish camera work that has made it the most popular prime-time series among African Americans and Latinos.
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