“So proud of Natalie”: Ashton Kutcher Praised Natalie Portman for Calling Him Out for Earning 3 Times More Than Her in $149M movie
In the ever-increasing justice-minded world, a lot of social issues have come up at the center stage in the past decade than at any other time. From the domestic level to the workplace issues, everything is open for scrutiny by the public.
This brought many shocking truths to light, including the gender pay gap. In Hollywood, it became a huge topic of discussion after the 2015 Sony document leak. Following this, many female stars spoke out about the stark differences in their pay in comparison to their male counterparts.
One of these cases included Natalie Portman and her No Strings Attached co-star Ashton Kutcher who reportedly earned three times more than Portman received for the same film. Although she did not have anything bad to say against Kutcher, the That 70s Show star showed his full support for Portman after she came out with the issue in an interview.
Ashton Kutcher Stood With His Co-Star Natalie Portman After She Addressed Gender Pay Gap
The gender pay gap came to light in Hollywood back in 2015 when Sony’s documents containing the salaries of the stars got leaked. The difference in the pay gap between male and female stars was shockingly large. Even A-list female Hollywood stars received much less as compared to their male counterparts.
One of the many who spoke out about the difference was Natalie Portman who addressed her pay gap with her No Strings Attached (2011) co-star Ashton Kutcher.
It turned out that Kutcher received three times more than his co-star in the movie. Portman opened up in a 2017 Marie Claire interview that she already knew the existence of a pay difference. However, learning the actual difference was undoubtedly shocking news. Following this, Kutcher came up with his full support by praising the Black Swan star for addressing and questioning the issue. He tweeted,
“So proud of Natalie and all women who stand up for closing the gender pay gap!”
In addition to that, the Valentine’s Day actor also shared the link to Portman’s interview. In addition to her, many other A-list have spoken out on the issue since the 2015 Sony leak.
Other Female Hollywood Stars Who Addressed The Gender Pay Gap
Although many were aware of the issue of the gender pay gap in Hollywood or any type of workplace at that case, Sony’s 2015, salary documents leak was able to bring out the issue to light. Jessica Chastain even turned down a whole movie due to a wage gap issue. She also shared about an issue where movie studios retained some of the female movie star’s earnings to save for their male counterpart.
With such awareness, Chastain also stood for fellow actor Octavia Spencer. As a woman of color, Spencer addressed how the pay gap issue was much worse.
Source: The Things
