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As a new year and a new decade are near, many of us are setting goals to make more money, or to “secure the bag.” Well, Variety has released a new report revealing that these stars are doing just that with their roles on some of our small-screen faves!
Don Cheadle
The 55-year-old received a $1 million payout for his part in Don’t Look Deeper.
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Cardi B and Chance The Rapper
Both rappers received $500K per episode for the Netflix special series, Rythm & Flow. With 10 episodes, that’s a total of $5 million for each of them.
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Kerry Washington
The Scandal actress receives a whopping $1 million per episode for her role in Little Fires Everywhere.
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Mary J. Blige
The iconic songstress will take home $400K per episode for her appearances in the POWER spinoff, STSARZ’s Power Book II: Ghost.
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Sterling K Brown
This award-winning actor earns $250K per episode for NBC’s hit show This Is Us.
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Caleb McLaughlin
The 18-year-old actor receives $250K per episode for the Netflix show, Stranger Things, which recently released its third season.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
This wrestler-turned-actor took home $425K per episode for his role on Ballers.
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