Ryan Reynolds has had to back-pedal after selling his Aviation Gin company for an estimated $845 million, but discovering he's only being paid half the amount up-front.
According to Entertainment Tonight, when someone now tries to email Reynolds, this bounceback is received: "Thanks for your email. I am currently out of the office but will still be very hard at work selling Aviation Gin. For quite a long time, it seems."
He continues: "In related news, I just learned what an 'earn out' is … And I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to everyone I told to go f**k themselves in the last 24 hours."
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"My lawyers just explained how long it takes to achieve an 'earn out' … so … turns out I'm not as George Clooney as I thought. The point is, to those listed below, I'm sorry … and I'll indeed be needing your help in the coming months and years. Thanks in advance!"