A New Jersey pizzeria said no grazie to Tommy DeVito and his agent after they allegedly asked for a higher price to make an appearance at their shop on Tuesday.
The Giants quarterback’s planned appearance at Coniglio’s Old Fashioned has been canceled after it “received word from his agent that his appearance fee would be doubling” from $10,000 to $20,000, the pizza shop claimed.
“No [DeVito] will NOT be [Coniglio’s] this Tuesday as originally planned,” the pizzeria wrote in an Instagram post. “After last week’s win we received word from his agent that his appearance fee would be doubling (went from $10k to $20); We are a small family run business & decided $20,000 was a bit steep for 2 hours.”
DeVito’s agent, Sean Stellato, disputed the Morristown, New Jersey, pizzeria’s claim.
“It’s a shame that the restaurant promoted that they would have Tommy when we didn’t have a signed contract,” Stellato told sports business reporter Darren Rovell. “We didn’t raise the price because nothing was ever agreed to.”
Coniglio’s Old Fashioned pizzeria owner Nino Coniglio sent Rovell a screenshot of a conversation he had with Stellato over text message that indicated that both parties had a prior agreement, though nothing was ever signed.
“We agreed in principle to terms — 2 hours, 250 autographs and $10,000 and then the agent couldn’t be reached. He reached back out after Monday’s game to tell us the price was now $20,000,” Coniglio told Rovell.
DeVito rose to fame earlier in this season when the undrafted rookie made his first appearance in October, replacing Tyrod Taylor in a loss to the Jets before taking over the starting quarterback job from Daniel Jones when he suffered a season-ending ACL tear. He grew up 11 miles away from MetLife Stadium in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, and it was later learned that he still lived at home with his parents.
DeVito’s popularity ascended in New York City and the greater New York area last week after he led the Giants to an upset win…
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Publish date : 2023-12-19 19:14:18
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