Hollywood Pay Disparity

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  Salma Hayek Says Hollywood Actors Should Take Pay Cut For Equality

  During the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, Salma Hayek said: "If actors ask such inflated fees it will leave nothing for actresses"

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  Scarlett Johansson on Pay Disparity: I'm The Top Grossing Actor But Not The Highest-Paid

  Scarlett Johansson said: "I've had to fight for everything that I have. It's such a fickle and political industry"

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  Emma Stone on Pay Disparity: 'Lucky' to Have Equal Pay As Male Co-Stars

  "We should all be treated fairly and paid fairly. I've been lucky enough to have equal pay to my male co-stars. Not 'lucky'. I've had pay equal to my male co-stars in the past few films," Emma Stone said

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  Emma Watson 'Does Not Talk About' These Experiences Much

  "I've had my ar#$ slapped as I've left a room. I've felt scared walking home. I've had people following me. I don't talk about these experiences much, because coming from me they'll sound like a huge deal and I don't want this to be about me, but most women I know have experienced it and worse," said Emma Watson

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  Nicole Kidman Exclusive: 'Gender Wage Gap Exists in Hollywood'

  Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, who is currently in New Delhi, spoke to NDTV's Sreenivasan Jain. In an exclusive conversation, the Oscar-winning actress said there were fewer 'women-centric roles' in Hollywood and that the gender wage gap that existed in the industry was 'not right.'

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  Sharon Stone: Was Paid Much Less Even After Basic Instinct

  "After Basic Instinct, no one wanted to pay me. I remember sitting in my kitchen with my manager and just crying and saying 'I'm not going to work until I get paid'. I still got paid so much less than any man," said Shraon Stone. She added that change "has to start with regular pay, not just for movie stars"

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  American Hustle Director on Jennifer Lawrence's Pay Disparity Essay

  "I don't really talk about the minutia of what goes on in my movies, but I believe the spirit of what Jennifer is saying is truthful to her heart. I support her and all women in that. I understand what she's saying, and I think people in the business do too. It's hard to make a movie come together with a lot of big stars"

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  Hollywood Women Say 'No More' to Pay Disparity, Harassment

  "Look, nobody is worth the money that Robert Downey Jr is worth," said actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who has worked with RDJ in Iron Man series. Further, harassment of women in Hollywood is only the most explicit manifestation of their treatment as second-class citizens

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  Madhur Bhandarkar: Deepika, Priyanka, Katrina Changing Pay Disparity

  Though actresses have proved themselves by delivering hit films but a disparity is still present between them and their male counterparts, as far as the pay scale is concerned. "It is a male dominated industry, be it Hollywood or Bollywood, it happens everywhere," said Madhur Bhandarkar

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  Natalie Portman Explains Hollywood Pay Disparity With Help From Titanic

  "Titanic is a huge hit and Leonardo DiCaprio immediately goes to $20 million per movie and Kate Winslet doesn't," Natalie Portman was quoted as saying