{"id":1519,"date":"2026-05-09T19:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/chris-appleton-defends-his-200k-fee-for-a-haircut\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:18:06","slug":"chris-appleton-defends-his-200k-fee-for-a-haircut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/chris-appleton-defends-his-200k-fee-for-a-haircut\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Appleton defends his $200K fee for a haircut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127335915.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton previously claimed his highest fee was $100,000, but he was lying. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was $200,000,\u201d he revealed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4HbV1X5uQ5Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cGreat Company with Jamie Long\u201d podcast<\/a> this week. \u201cBut I said 100 because I was afraid of what everyone would say. I said it, and then I was scared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appleton, 42, defended the eye-watering figure by explaining that, \u201cthere\u2019s plenty of times I do work for free. There\u2019s plenty of times I don\u2019t get paid that amount of money.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kim Kardashian\u2019s hairstylist said he has charged $200,000 for his services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He had previously said his top fee was $100,000.  He attended the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar party. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Vanity Fair<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Appleton, who tends to Kim Kardashian\u2019s tresses, broke down the sum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lot of traveling, and it was a whole commitment,\u201d he said. \u201cSo when you break it down, it\u2019s not as much. \u201cAlso, 50 percent tax in America \u2013 that\u2019s half. And then your agent takes 20 percent, and your business manager takes five.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He offered a similar explanation back in January on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT-30DAksYu\/?img_index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the \u201cU Up?\u201d podcast,<\/a> pointing out that his net earnings shrink considerably after taxes and other deductions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Appleton added that there are times when he doesn\u2019t charge anything.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He also noted that his fee includes travel and expenses. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@chrisappleton<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Appleton, who has styled Kardashian\u2019s hair for the Met Gala, recently came under fire from the Skims founder for her 2022 look, when she donned a dress Marilyn Monroe wore and had her hair dyed blond and slicked back.<\/p>\n<p>In a vlog for this year\u2019s final fitting, Kardashian, 45, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/11\/kim-kardashians-hairstylist-on-taking-her-blond-for-met-gala-2022\/\">reflected on that day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had too much going on. You were doing every family member,\u201d she admonished Appleton and makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic. \u201cWe weren\u2019t focused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pulling up a photo, Kardashian deadpanned, \u201cEveryone f\u2014ked up here. Let\u2019s just say that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Appleton did Kardashian\u2019s hair for this year\u2019s Met Gala.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Appleton dyed Kardashian\u2019s hair blond for the 2022 Met Gala. <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Appleton and Dedivanovic poked fun at each other\u2019s questionable choices \u2014 from eyeliner to hairstyle \u2014 Kardashian weighed in: \u201cIt was all about the hair. I\u2019ll fight you on that until the day I die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think about it once a week,\u201d the reality star confessed.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Apppleton <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/11\/kim-kardashians-hairstylist-on-taking-her-blond-for-met-gala-2022\/\">loved the lighter locks.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love a blonde Kim. I think it\u2019s so interesting how a color can change the colors of the clothes you wear and it really changes your makeup. You can really reinvent things,\u201d he told E! 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