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Originally Posted by essay
How can Clonie's performance as a player not be a topic of discussion? She wore all the gear, certainly, but so could an empty seat. ...
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Her performance as a player could certainly be the reason she was
dropped from Team Full Tilt, but unless it was part of her original contract (such as, "You get 1% of Full Tilt, provided you make at least three televised final tables per year."), it's irrelevant to the lawsuit itself. She clearly represented the site often in a variety of media, and they used her image in most of their marketing materials.
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Originally Posted by Lon VanPatten
If you watch the telecast, Annie after being eliminated makes a comment to the other 3 eliminated women that the producers, TV people, etc got what they wanted with Clonie v Evelyn headsup. So her good looks helped her become a part of Team FTP.
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While Clonie's appearance was
clearly a major factor in her becoming a Team member in the first place, there's no evidence that it was a clause in her contract. (Such as, "You get 1% of Full Tilt, unless 30% or more of random internet posters claim you're not
that hot.")
Again, the issue is whether or not Clonie's appearance affects whatever contract was in place. I haven't seen or heard any evidence that this was the case.
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Originally Posted by 99 Problems
I understand at first you want to do it behind the scenes, not wanting to create waves or be ousted, but 17 months later?? This makes it feel like she was "ok" with her compensation until now.
Just because everyone else with your job title is given X in compensation, doesn't mean you deserve X also......they just negotiated a better deal ...
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In the lawsuit, Clonie claims she hasn't received
any compensation. (Though we all presume she had her tournament entry fees paid by Full Tilt.) Of course her compensation depends on her specific deal (another term for an oral contract), which is the primary issue in this case. Clonie claims the deal was for 1% ownership.
I'm sure some of the players on Team Full Tilt have different contracts than the others. But a court, an arbiter, or negotiating lawyers need to come to an agreement on the details of her contract for this to be settled.