{"id":35012,"date":"2023-08-30T14:50:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/30\/pump-rules-max-boyens-was-paid-little-to-nothing-for-season-8\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:50:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:50:54","slug":"pump-rules-max-boyens-was-paid-little-to-nothing-for-season-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/30\/pump-rules-max-boyens-was-paid-little-to-nothing-for-season-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Pump Rules’ Max Boyens Was Paid ‘Little to Nothing’ for Season 8"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Max Boyens<\/strong> had a memorable experience filming Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> \u2014 but he has no plans to return to reality TV.<\/p>\n

During the Tuesday, August 29, episode of the \u201cUp and Adam!\u201d podcast<\/a>, Max, 31, recalled the biggest challenges of joining the Bravo series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey paid me little to nothing. As a new cast member, you don\u2019t make episodic pay. You don\u2019t get paid per episode, it is just a flat rate. It is not a lot at all, it just gets you by,\u201d he claimed. \u201cIt was $4,000 [or] something. It was around $4,000 and they also pay it to you in increments.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the former TomTom manager, he received his paychecks at different points<\/a> throughout filming. \u201cThey give you half the check to make sure you stick around and film and then they give you the final check toward the end. It is not all up front,\u201d Max shared. \u201cIt is basically your rent and some groceries and then another check for rent and groceries.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>\u2018Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Who Left the Series: Where Are They Now?<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tSeveral Vanderpump Rules stars have stepped away from the Bravo series over the years. Cameras started following the staff at Lisa Vanderpump\u2019s West Hollywood restaurant SUR in 2012 after she rose to fame on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Season 1 of Pump Rules, which premiered in January 2013, starred Lisa, Stassi Schroeder, Jax [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Max praised his former costars for being \u201cunderstanding\u201d about how his level of success compared to their own.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was tough because I was spending a lot of money. I had to buy a lot of clothes because I don\u2019t want to be wearing the same f\u2014king clothes every episode,\u201d he continued. \u201cI am blowing all this money on new clothes, I have to fly to places with [the cast] and I am spending money when it is my turn to buy drinks for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Max concluded: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a problem to have [a check] covered [by someone else] sometimes. Tom Schwartz<\/strong><\/a> and Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> were always really cool about that. Scheana Shay<\/strong><\/a> especially, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bravo viewers met Max when he joined Vanderpump Rules<\/em> as a new cast member during season 8. However, his time on the show was short-lived after his past racist tweets resurfaced in January 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Reality TV Salaries: What Stars Get Paid<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tWhether competing on TV for a cash prize or simply being filmed while living your day-to-day life, reality television stars almost always get a paycheck \u2014 and it may be bigger than you think. In 2021, Jason Tartick launched a \u201cTrading Secrets\u201d podcast, during which he is focused on \u201cbreak[ing] the stigma that we shouldn\u2019t [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Max issued an apology at the time for his offensive social media content, which he posted eight years prior to joining Vanderpump Rules<\/em>. \u201cIt was wrong on every level. It is not a representation of who I am. I am shocked I ever tweeted that \u2014 and I am disgusted and embarrassed. I am truly sorry,\u201d he said in a statement to Us Weekly.<\/p>\n

Max was ultimately fired from the series alongside Brett Caprioni<\/strong>, who had problematic tweets of his own. Bravo also cut ties with OG cast<\/a> members Stassi Schroeder<\/strong><\/a> and Kristen Doute<\/strong> <\/a>in June 2020 due to their behavior toward former costar Faith Stowers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lisa Vanderpump<\/strong> <\/a>addressed the firings that same month, writing via Instagram, \u201cMy family, my businesses and I condemn all forms of cruelty, racism, homophobia, bigotry and unequal treatment. We\u2019ve never tolerated it in the workplace or our lives. Most of our employees have worked for us for over a decade, and we have become a family; one that embraces and celebrates each other\u2019s differences. I am proud of the inclusive company that we\u2019ve created. We will continue to embrace diversity as one of our greatest strengths, and I\u2019m excited to give you deeper look into the multi-faceted fabric of our company in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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