Robin Wright won equal pay with Kevin Spacey
The star of the Netflix streaming political drama House of Cards, Robin Wright, recently had to fight for the same royalties as her co-star Kevin Spacey. Speaking to the chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation, Judith Rodin, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, the actress admitted that she threatened to speak publicly if her demands were not met. "This is a perfect example. Very few movies and television shows present equal importance to the protagonist and the heroine, and this is exactly the situation in the House of Cards. " The actress's words are quoted by The Huffington Post. In House of Cards, Wright plays the wife of Spacey Frank Underwood's character Claire, and is also the director and producer of the show. "I studied statistics, based on the data of which it can be seen that Claire Underwood at certain times was more popular than Frank. I took advantage of this and said:" You better pay me, or otherwise I will make a statement. "And they paid." She shared the details of Wright's negotiations with a smile. According to unconfirmed reports, Spacey received $ 9 million for the third season of House of Cards, according to Forbes, for the same season, Wright was paid about $ 5 and a half million. Wright's role in the fourth season was significantly larger than her on-screen husband. Wright has joined a long list of Hollywood actresses who have raised the issue of unequal pay, including Patricia Arquette, Jennifer Lawrence, Amanda Seyfried, Lena Dunham, Charlize Theron, The Topic of Article: Robin Wright won equal pay with Kevin Spacey. |
