Disney Gets Rich off of Carrie Fisher’s Death!
In what is a surprising turn of events, it is being reported that Disney is set to collect a whopping 50 million dollar payout on a life insurance policy they had on actress Carrie Fisher. While 50 million may not seem like a lot of money to the owners of Disney, it is more money than Carrie Fisher was worth after having starred in 4 Star Wars movies. Let that sink in for a minute. Check out more details on this below and share your thoughts AFTER THE JUMP.
Because of the recent and untimely death of Carrie Fisher — who passed away on Tuesday, December 27 after suffering a massive heart attack four days earlier on a transatlantic flight — Disney may receive a $50 million insurance payout, according to The Insurance Insider.
They report: “Sources said that Disney had taken out $50mn of so-called contract protection cover as insurance for the event that Fisher was unable to fulfill her obligations to act in the new Star Wars films, with the policy now likely to trigger.”
If true, the $50 million payout — which Lloyd’s of London is on the hook for — would be the “market’s biggest ever single personal accident insurance claim.”
Shortly after her death, TMZ reported that Fisher had completed her work on Episode VIII and, according to Deadline, has a bigger role (General Leia Organa) in it than she did in The Force Awakens. Additionally, she was expected to return for 2019’s Episode IX.
Source: Comicbook.com
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