Original sentence: Additionally, no one mentioned Groom’s name in any of the film’s six Oscar-winner speeches.However, Paramount and the film’s producers did not pay him, using Hollywood accounting to posit that the blockbuster film lost money—a claim belied by the fact that Tom Hanks contracted for points instead of a salary, and netted more than $20 million
Edited sentence: Groom had to sue to get anything at all, and it took years and a small fortune in legal costs.However, Paramount and the film’s producers refused to pay him, using Hollywood accounting to posit absurdly that the blockbuster film lost money—a claim belied by the fact that Tom Hanks contracted for points instead of a salary, and netted more than $20 million.To add insult to injury, no one mentioned Groom’s name in any of the film’s six Oscar-winner speeches