Salesforce has been reportedly paying Matthew McConaughey $10 million a year to act as a 'creative adviser' despite laying off 8,000 employees last month

• Salesforce reportedly struck a deal with the actor Matthew McConaughey, according to the Wall Street Journal.
• The company reportedly agreed to pay McConaughey $10 million a year to serve as creative advisor and TV pitchman.
• McConaughey starred in an ad Salesforce ran during the 2022 Super Bowl donning an astronaut suit. 

Salesforce has already slashed thousands of workers from its ranks this year. 

But the cloud-based software company may still be paying millions to harness the star power of actor Matthew McConaughey.