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Jennifer Lawrence Speaks Out on Hollywood Pay Gap I’ ll Always Make Less ‘ Because of My Vagina’
I m still not going to get paid as much as that guy Lawrence said of making less than her male co-stars on films like Don t Look Up and American Hustle
Samantha Bergeson Sep 6, 2022 5:00 pm Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence FilmMagic, One year later, and Jennifer Lawrence is telling fans to look up her salary for Oscar-nominated apocalypse film “Don’t Look Up.” The Oscar winner previously clarified that she was “extremely fortunate and happy” with her salary deal for the Adam McKay film, which gave Lawrence top billing but a $5 million-less paycheck compared to co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Still, Lawrence said in a new Vogue cover story that such pay gaps remain frustrating overall, citing that she was paid less than her male co-stars on “American Hustle” in 2013 for a role which Lawrence earned an Oscar nod for. “It doesn't matter how much I do,” Lawrence said. “I'm still not going to get paid as much as that guy, because of my vagina?” Lawrence also addressed the sexism and misogyny of American politics, culminating in the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade. The “Winter’s Bone” actress told Vanity Fair last year that “Don’t Look Up” co-star DiCaprio was “very gracious” about her getting top billing, as she was the first actor to read the script; McKay also said he wrote the part of an astronomy grad student for her.Related
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