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At the time, Hollywood was afraid to hire Downey because of his past arrests and time in rehab. Howard says he offered to give up $1 million from his $4.5 million pay to help Downey get the role. Downey got the part and was reportedly paid $500,000. The first Iron Man movie later made about $585 million worldwide. But when the second movie came around, things changed. Howard says he was supposed to earn about $8 million for the next film. Instead, Marvel offered him just $1 million. The offer came in the same week his mother died, according to Howard. His agent turned it down, and Marvel replaced him with Don Cheadle. Then Howard tried to reach the man he had helped years earlier. He called Downey 27 times, left messages, and even contacted his assistant. Howard hoped Downey would help him, just as he had once helped Downey, but Downey did not respond until they met again at producer Brian Grazer's wedding. For years, the story seemed to be about a favor that was never returned. But eventually, they made peace. In 2017, Howard told TV host Andy Cohen that he and Downey had settled their differences because life was too short to keep fighting, especially when both men were doing well. Howard later admitted that he had made a mistake by speaking so openly about their disagreement. Marvel and Downey did not publicly confirmed Howard's full account, so the details come from his version of events. But the story goes beyond Hollywood and money. Sometimes, we help people when they need us, then feel hurt when they do not show up for us. But helping someone does not automatically mean they owe you the same favor in return... People can be very unpredictable, so we cannot control how they repay a favor, but we can choose whether to hold on to the hurt or not. Sometimes, the best way forward is to accept what happened, forgive, and move on.