The Young and the Restless without Eric Braeden's Victor Newman? It may seem unthinkable to fans of the CBS soap, but the unthinkable just became reality. A contract flap between Braeden and show execs has prompted the show to write out Victor and Nikki. Will either return? A rep says maybe not.
The Young and the Restless is grappling with yet another high-profile contract stalemate. After weeks of tense negotiations, talks between show executives and Emmy winner Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) have broken off. As a result, the top-rated CBS soap has written out the iconic patriarch of the Newman family.
TVGuide Canada's Nelson Branco reports that the impasse with Braeden is nearly identical to that with Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) earlier this year: the show wants the actors to accept a salary cut in the middle of an already-negotiated contract.
"Actors like Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott, who this past summer was written out after she balked over the same issue, are furious; not over the fact that they are being asked to take pay cuts, but that they are being expected to re-negotiate their contracts during their 13-week cycles," Branco reports. "It is important to note that they are willing to take pay cuts but at the end of their contracts."
Earlier this month, The Young and the Restless put out a casting call for the role of "Tucker," described as a 40-to-50-something billionaire with a dark side. The casting call, coupled with reports that talks between Braeden and show brass were not going well, set off a firestorm of speculation. Reports surfaced that Tucker was the show's covert attempt to replace Braeden.
The show issued a prompt statement to deny claims that a new Victor might soon be popping up in Genoa City.
"This not a scare tactic. Tucker is a new character, not a Victor Newman recast," a show spokesperson said.
While the show also notes that it has not yet cast the role of Tucker, soapcentral.com has learned that Y&R execs want a "big name" star for the role. Tucker is slated to debut sometime in November.
Meanwhile, on what could turn out to be his final day on the set, an emotional Braeden reportedly stunned his castmates by announcing his departure.
According to Branco, Braeden informed "the cast [that] he may not come back and thanked the cast and crew for decades of memories."
Whether or not Braeden ever returns remains very much in doubt, and even the actor's rep isn't offering much light at the end of the tunnel.
"Eric is in talks with the show," the rep tells soapcentral.com. "He may or may not be back."
Technically, Braeden's contact isn't up until next year. The show exercised its option at the end of Braeden's most recent 13-week cycle to write out Victor. For now, Victor and Nikki will leave Genoa City for vacation. It's assumed that Nikki will return a short time later. What will happen to Victor is unclear.
Eric Braeden made his debut on The Young and the Restless in 1980. In 1998, the actor earned his very first Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actor field. He has five additional nominations in the category. In 2007, Braeden was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Victor Newman leaves the Y&R??
Started by AxlsMainMan, Sep 29 2009 10:22 PM
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 10:22 PM
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Posted 08 October 2009 - 02:24 PM
Before my time Macker'.
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Posted 08 October 2009 - 02:27 PM
Leave me alone, I have to watch my stories.... Did Luke and Laura ever marry?
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Posted 08 October 2009 - 02:32 PM
Victor's exit should be the biggest daytime event of the '00s.
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Posted 08 October 2009 - 10:46 PM
Nah, but Mary Jo Mason, Tricia Dennison, and Patty Williams shot Victor.
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Posted 13 October 2009 - 10:51 AM
Eric Braeden speaks out on his "calculated" ouster from Y&R
They say everything happens for a reason and Emmy winner Eric Braeden hints that his exit from The Young and the Restless was no accident. He's also quick to state that his exit was not about money, and expresses disappointment with the way he was treated by the show's executives.
Fans of The Young and the Restless have had just over a week to digest the news that Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) has been written out of the show. Due to the series' production schedule, it's still several weeks before Braeden's final scenes air. But fans are wondering what will happen to the top-rated daytime drama program if Braeden and show brass are unable to come to terms on a new contract.
For his part, Braeden has opted to break his silence and let fans know what's really been going on. The actor asserts that his dismissal from the show was all part of a "calculated" plot by executives at Sony Pictures, the production company of The Young and the Restless, who used a very legal clause in his contract to get what they wanted.
As previously reported by soapcentral.com, Braeden, who is currently under contract with Y&R through November 2010, was asked by the show to accept a salary cut. Braeden was said to have objected, noting that his contract guaranteed him a set salary until its expiration.
"[A]s it turns out, the contracts you sign are not worth the paper they're written on thanks to this ridiculous clause where they have a right to change anything or let you go every 26 weeks," Braeden told Michael Logan of TVGuide Magazine. "It's a joke. Our union ought to be ashamed of itself for having [allowed] this. And for the show to actually invoke that clause after one has served loyally and lovingly for 30 years is unconscionably ungracious."
"When I sign a three-year deal, I’m obligated to fulfill that deal. The producers, however, can come to me after a half-year and say, 'We’ve changed our minds.' Where in the world of business does this kind of contract exist?" Braeden told Entertainment Weekly.
"It's not that one hadn't agreed to a reduction, but they hit you with a sledgehammer," the actor added in an interview with Soap Opera Digest. "It's done in such an insulting fashion. It could have been dealt with in a far more gracious way. It is cold and hard-nosed... The whole thing was so calculated it was unbelievable... It's not even about the money."
"I was the first one [to offer to take a paycut] because I knew that if we all did it, we would insure the continuation of the show," Braeden explained. "I did it two years ago when I signed my last contract, which I thought would last until next November."
In a time when soaps are trying to cut their costs to remain viable, it always seems that the bottom line must have a dollar sign attached to it. Braeden, however, claims that Sony's hard-line position is "all about intimidation." Some insiders say they saw trouble coming when, at a cast meeting earlier this year designed to inform the cast of some upcoming cost-cutting measures, Braeden was the only cast member not in attendance.
As for whether or not there is any chance that he'll return to The Young and the Restless, Braeden wants fans to know that nothing is written in stone.
"It is not a fait accompli, but I am seriously thinking about various other career options. As you know, I came to Y&R from film, from nighttime television, from theatre," Braeden notes. "I still feel full of piss and vinegar. We shall see what happens. It's been a wonderful ride, and I'm very grateful to have played this role for as long as I have."
http://www.soapcentr...005-braeden.php
They say everything happens for a reason and Emmy winner Eric Braeden hints that his exit from The Young and the Restless was no accident. He's also quick to state that his exit was not about money, and expresses disappointment with the way he was treated by the show's executives.
Fans of The Young and the Restless have had just over a week to digest the news that Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) has been written out of the show. Due to the series' production schedule, it's still several weeks before Braeden's final scenes air. But fans are wondering what will happen to the top-rated daytime drama program if Braeden and show brass are unable to come to terms on a new contract.
For his part, Braeden has opted to break his silence and let fans know what's really been going on. The actor asserts that his dismissal from the show was all part of a "calculated" plot by executives at Sony Pictures, the production company of The Young and the Restless, who used a very legal clause in his contract to get what they wanted.
As previously reported by soapcentral.com, Braeden, who is currently under contract with Y&R through November 2010, was asked by the show to accept a salary cut. Braeden was said to have objected, noting that his contract guaranteed him a set salary until its expiration.
"[A]s it turns out, the contracts you sign are not worth the paper they're written on thanks to this ridiculous clause where they have a right to change anything or let you go every 26 weeks," Braeden told Michael Logan of TVGuide Magazine. "It's a joke. Our union ought to be ashamed of itself for having [allowed] this. And for the show to actually invoke that clause after one has served loyally and lovingly for 30 years is unconscionably ungracious."
"When I sign a three-year deal, I’m obligated to fulfill that deal. The producers, however, can come to me after a half-year and say, 'We’ve changed our minds.' Where in the world of business does this kind of contract exist?" Braeden told Entertainment Weekly.
"It's not that one hadn't agreed to a reduction, but they hit you with a sledgehammer," the actor added in an interview with Soap Opera Digest. "It's done in such an insulting fashion. It could have been dealt with in a far more gracious way. It is cold and hard-nosed... The whole thing was so calculated it was unbelievable... It's not even about the money."
"I was the first one [to offer to take a paycut] because I knew that if we all did it, we would insure the continuation of the show," Braeden explained. "I did it two years ago when I signed my last contract, which I thought would last until next November."
In a time when soaps are trying to cut their costs to remain viable, it always seems that the bottom line must have a dollar sign attached to it. Braeden, however, claims that Sony's hard-line position is "all about intimidation." Some insiders say they saw trouble coming when, at a cast meeting earlier this year designed to inform the cast of some upcoming cost-cutting measures, Braeden was the only cast member not in attendance.
As for whether or not there is any chance that he'll return to The Young and the Restless, Braeden wants fans to know that nothing is written in stone.
"It is not a fait accompli, but I am seriously thinking about various other career options. As you know, I came to Y&R from film, from nighttime television, from theatre," Braeden notes. "I still feel full of piss and vinegar. We shall see what happens. It's been a wonderful ride, and I'm very grateful to have played this role for as long as I have."
http://www.soapcentr...005-braeden.php
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Posted 20 October 2009 - 11:18 PM
Braeden, who joined The Young and the Restless in 1980, will last air on November 2.
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