The stars of the hit TV series Lost' have recently been given a huge pay rise. The original cast members, who were earning $60,000 per episode, were offered a rise that would bring their salaries up to $118,000 per episode. The main star of the show, Matthew Fox, was also said to have earned an extra bonus of at least $368,000 for playing his character Jack. The pay rises are said to have occurred so that the actors would match the salaries of the leads on another TV success,
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