McConaughey's Camp Not 'Alright, Alright' with Revealing Speaking Fee

ABC/Rick Rowell(NEW YORK) — Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey has been booked to speak at May’s commencement for the University of Houston.  How much its going to cost, however, has become something of a mystery.

Celebrity Talent International, which books stars like McConaughey for speaking engagements, insisted to the Houston Chronicle that the actor’s fees should remain secret because, “a reporter or someone else” could misuse that information and, “take things out of context.”

While the organization is remaining mum about an exact figure, its website shows the actor can be booked for anywhere from $150,000-$499,000 at minimum for a domestic event and, at minimum, $500,000 to a million bucks for an event overseas.

The school won’t disclose the exact fee, either, citing the booking agency’s confidentiality clause — which the agency has lobbied the Texas Attorney General to enforce. Celebrity Talent International’s Glenn Richardson noted celebrities have been “unfairly targeted often” over the release of sensitive information like salaries. Furthermore, Richardson noted, the speaking fee leaking would be bad for business.


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