Six top TV stars; Angela Bassett, Claire Foy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elisabeth Moss, Thandie Newton and Sandra Oh unload to Hollywood Reporter, the power
Six top TV stars; Angela Bassett, Claire Foy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elisabeth Moss, Thandie Newton and Sandra Oh unload to Hollywood Reporter, the power of producing, onscreen nudity for both sexes, learning to say no and the push for gender pay parity. Concerning the issue of pay parity, Crown star, Claire Foy who plays Queen Elizabeth on the Netflix drama, has been at the fore front of it especially when a producer on the drama disclosed that she (Foy) was paid less than her male co-star, Matt Smith. The admission ignited fury and was quickly followed by an apology thus prompting the producer to ensure that she gets equally paid as her top male counterparts on the drama series. The saga made it possible for HBO stars, Thandie Newton (Westworld) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Deuce) to have their salaries quickly boosted to match their male counterparts’.
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