Leaked: NBC Paying Snoop Dogg ‘Unbelievable’ $10 Million Amount to Promote Olympics
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Aug. 5 2024, Updated 7:00 p.m. ET
NBC has reportedly been paying rapper Snoop Dogg about $10 million to promote the Olympic Paris games, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Since the end of July, the Drop It Like It's Hot rapper has been hyping the Summer Olympics and providing commentary on the games.
Snoop is expected to earn about $8 million by the end of the Olympics in mid-August.
One insider took to social media and claimed the supposed amount came from an executive at NBC.
NBC paid a hefty amount to Snopp Dogg for him to promote the Olympics
The insider tweeted: "Sat next to an NBC exec at dinner, he said Snoop gets paid $500k a day plus expenses to be here promoting Olympics."
"From Gin and Juice to a few million to be a celebrity at the Olympics – what a world."
Another social media user suggested the amount is much higher and shared: "Sounds about right. Someone asked me how much Snoop was making.
"First number that came to mind was $10million."
While wearing special-themed outfits at each athletic event, Snoop, 52, attended the women's gymnastics, beach volleyball and water polo games.
For NBC's coverage at the trials of the Olympics, Snoop also did video interviews with beach volleyball players Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng.
Snoop is definitely making his presence known in Paris if the network is reportedly paying him about $500,000 a day.
Snoop Dogg has been attending events at the Summer Olympics
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Snopp Dogg has reportedly been earing up to $500K each day of the Olympics
Snoop Dogg is expected to earn $8million in total from NBC
The Doggystyle rapper had this about his big gig with the Olympics: “But now this is the game – the real game. And when the lights is on, that’s when I shine the best,”
“So this opportunity wasn’t nothing but a chance for me to show the world what it looked like when you put the right person in the right environment."
"Sports, entertainment, the globe, this is what I do every day. So that’s why it’s not hard for me to do it and it’s not like an act.
Snoop mentioned to USA Today: "The bits that we do, they’re comfortable, they’re not stressed or forced. It’s me being me.”
As for what's to come in the Olympics, RadarOnline.com can also reveal A-list actor Tom Cruise is getting the star treatment during the Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Games.
The Mission: Impossible star will rappel down the Stade de France with the official Olympic flag and landing on the stadium field. During the ceremony, Tom will then pass the flag to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games.
The broadcast will include previously recorded footage of the action skydiving down the Hollywood sign.
Tom was also recently spotted cheering on the USA women’s gymnastics team at the qualifiers and attended the first day of the swimming competition.
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