NY Post....
Now that Halle Berry has an Oscar, she wants Ron Perelman to cough up more cash for her Revlon ads - but the beleaguered billionaire isn't biting.
Sources say Berry made Perelman hopping mad by asking for a raise when the two ran into each other at Elton John's InStyle-sponsored Oscars bash. When Berry, Oscar in hand, bumped into Perelman, he congratulated her and said how happy he was that Berry's a Revlon model. "Of course, now you'll have to pay me more," Berry responded.
According to our spy, Perelman turned purple with rage and stalked off. The next day he instructed his lawyers to figure out how to make the most of
Berry's coup, yet still keep her indentured at her current rate for as long as possible.
Insiders say her contract, which has about a year to run, isn't as lucrative as her predecessor Cindy Crawford's was. No doubt Berry feels she's worth at least as much as Crawford now. "She was underpaid anyway," sniffs one insider.
But another insider said, "No way is Ron going to give her more money." Berry's publicist, Karen Samfilippo, and her manager, Vincent Cirrincione, both had "no comment."
"We're delighted for Halle, and she remains under contract with Revlon," says Revlon rep Catherine Fisher. On Friday, Revlon took out a full-page ad in Women's Wear Daily congratulating Berry on her triumph and trumpeting their association.
Now that Halle Berry has an Oscar, she wants Ron Perelman to cough up more cash for her Revlon ads - but the beleaguered billionaire isn't biting.
Sources say Berry made Perelman hopping mad by asking for a raise when the two ran into each other at Elton John's InStyle-sponsored Oscars bash. When Berry, Oscar in hand, bumped into Perelman, he congratulated her and said how happy he was that Berry's a Revlon model. "Of course, now you'll have to pay me more," Berry responded.
According to our spy, Perelman turned purple with rage and stalked off. The next day he instructed his lawyers to figure out how to make the most of
Berry's coup, yet still keep her indentured at her current rate for as long as possible.
Insiders say her contract, which has about a year to run, isn't as lucrative as her predecessor Cindy Crawford's was. No doubt Berry feels she's worth at least as much as Crawford now. "She was underpaid anyway," sniffs one insider.
But another insider said, "No way is Ron going to give her more money." Berry's publicist, Karen Samfilippo, and her manager, Vincent Cirrincione, both had "no comment."
"We're delighted for Halle, and she remains under contract with Revlon," says Revlon rep Catherine Fisher. On Friday, Revlon took out a full-page ad in Women's Wear Daily congratulating Berry on her triumph and trumpeting their association.
