 When she took the story to gossip columnist Louella Parsons, the studio was forced to give in and granted all the profits from MGM movies made and released from 1924 to 1938, meaning the estate eventually received over $1.5 million in percentage payments.Nevertheless, Shearer's contract was renewed for six films at $150,000 each.During this time, she embarked on a brief romance with the younger actor James Stewart, and then with the married actor George Raft.