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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBradley Cooper says he'll share salary information with female co-stars before production
http://www.businessinsider.in/Bradley-Cooper-says-hell-start-sharing-salary-information-with-female-co-stars-before-movies-go-into-production-to-help-them-negotiate/articleshow/49394304.cmsHell. Yes.
"I don't know where it's changing otherwise," Copper told Reuters of the Hollywood gender pay gap. "But that's something that I could do."
Cooper and Lawrence have starred together on numerous films, but following the Sony hack it was reveled that for their last film, "American Hustle," Cooper was able to negotiate a higher salary than Lawrence was.
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Bradley told Reuters he was shocked to learn what he and Lawrence's "American Hustle" co-star Amy Adams earned for the film. He called it "embarrassing" and noted that she got paid "nothing."
marym625
(17,997 posts)He just became my favorite actor.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Good for him.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Nah, but I'll watch whatever he makes going forward
My reply was a Friday night humor. Poor as it was.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Here's a funny video I think you will enjoy (absolutely zero to do with the post - sorry. I had just watched it)
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)and Cooper got 9% (of the "talent budget" . 77% of what he got is hardly "nothing".
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Those numbers (if they're from the same article I'm thinking of) come from the Hollywood Reporter, which doesn't actually know, but guesses.
Cooper and Lawrence actually know each other pretty well (IIRC they dated at some point there?) so I'd assume they talked about that at some point.
But, yeah: I might call a 23% payout from what I make "practically nothing" even though it still would put me in the worldwide 1% (which starts at $34K per year).
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)Whereas Cooper and Lawrence are in a much better place to talk about that.
Corporations lie internally almost as much as they do externally.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Now if he can do a couple of horror movies I will really take him seriously. Just kidding, well not about the movies. But, about the part where that is a consideration of taking him seriously. This is way cool.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)I do agree this is a good starting point for him.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I think it was all the swooning which isn't really his fault. But, it does annoy me. How about liking someone because they are a good person and not because they look good with their shirt off.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)But AFAIK this really is about him listening to Jennifer Lawrence's point.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)And he actually has a good plan for dealing with the problem. He is a very smart man.
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)I think it was called Case 39. R. Zellweger was in it too.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)It wasn't very good though. Though that seemed to be the script's fault.
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)Orphan was a lot better.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I love B movies and Recursion said the script wasn't very good, so that is right up my alley.