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Mike Rowe Sues Discovery for Over $2 Million in Unpaid 'Deadliest Catch' Narration Fees

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Alyssa Ray

13h ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

Mike Rowe, best known for hosting "Dirty Jobs," has filed a lawsuit against Discovery for over $2 million, alleging the company breached its contract by failing to properly pay his narration fees for "Deadliest Catch" and its spinoffs. The suit, filed by Rowe and his production company Lab Rat, claims Discovery did not honor the "pay-or-play" agreement in place for his narration work on the long-running series.

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Rowe, along with his production company, Lab Rat, filed the lawsuit against Discovery Talent Services on Tuesday, where they alleged the company was in breach of its contract.
Namely, the suit states Discovery did not honor the 'pay-or-play' agreement in place for Rowe's involvement with narrating the 'Deadliest Catch' and its subsequent spinoffs.
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Mike Rowe sued Discovery for more than $2 million, alleging the company failed to properly pay out his narration fees for “Deadliest Catch.”

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