Seinfeld Cast's Lost Royalties

During and after Seinfeld's run, Jerry Seinfeld kept the show's ownership and back-end profits, while his co-stars did not receive a share of syndication royalties. Reporting in 2004 described how this money gap fueled tensions and separate deals among the cast. The arrangement left Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards relying on salaries and standard residuals rather than profit participation.

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