Honnold's Skyscraper Live Paycheck Falls in the Mid-Six Figures
TL;DR
Famed climber Alex Honnold was paid only mid-six figures for Netflix’s Skyscraper Live climb of Taipei 101, far below expectations; he said he’d do it for free and called the payday a reflection of the spectacle rather than the climb, per a New York Times report cited by Variety.
- Alex Honnold Was Paid Less Than $1 Million for ‘Skyscraper Live’ — Why So Little? Variety
- He Climbed a Cliff in ‘Free Solo.’ Now He’ll Try a Skyscraper. The New York Times
- Alex Honnold and Netflix Team Up for a Corporatized “Free Solo” The New Yorker
- U.S. rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes NPR
- Alex Honnold on His Record-Breaking Live Netflix Skyscraper Climb, Whether the Gasping Crowds Made Him Nervous and How Windy It Got Variety
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