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Robin Wright Says AI Is Coming For Industry Jobs & Recalls Battle For Equal Pay On ‘House Of Cards’: “It Was Difficult”
- At the 2024 Monte-Carlo TV Festival, Robin Wright discussed her challenges securing salary parity with Kevin Spacey while starring in Netflix’s House of Cards.
- Wright said she requested equal pay because her character Claire became as popular as Spacey's Frank Underwood but was told she couldn’t be paid equally without an Oscar.
- Producers offered Wright executive producer and directing roles with three separate paychecks instead of the same actor pay, which she described as difficult to accept.
- Wright recalled asking why she couldn't receive the same actor's salary and was told it was due to not having won an Academy Award, although she recognized that getting angry wouldn't make a difference.
- Following Spacey's 2017 firing, Wright led the show, directed multiple episodes, served as an executive producer, and engaged in activism including advocating for peace in Congo.
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Robin Wright: Netflix Refused to Pay Me the Same as Kevin Spacey for ‘House of Cards’ Because I ‘Didn’t Win an Academy Award’
Robin Wright explained why Netflix refused to pay her the same salary as Kevin Spacey for 'House of Cards' despite later being the lead character.
'House of Cards' actress Robin Wright reveals she was denied equal pay as compared to her co-star Kevin Spacey: 'They said I didn't have an Oscar award and...'
Wright added being angry "wasn't going to change anything". "That has been the protocol for years - it just is.
Robin Wright said she needed 'three different paychecks' to be paid as much as costar Kevin Spacey on 'House of Cards'
Robin Wright.Valery Hache/AFP/GettyRobin Wright said she fought for equal pay with Kevin Spacey on Netflix's "House of Cards."Wright said she got an executive producer credit and directed episodes to make the same amount as Spacey.She said she was told she wouldn't be paid as much as Spacey because she hadn't won an Oscar.When it came to getting paid the same amount as her "House of Cards" costar Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright had to be as shrewd as…
Robin Wright shares why she was denied equal pay on 'House of Cards'
"Why does it have to do anything with a raise?”Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright on 'House of Cards'Even the formidable Claire Underwood has had to battle pay disparity.Robin Wright reflected on her fight for equal pay during her time on House of Cards, telling Variety at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Monday that it was "difficult" to try to attain the same pay as her costar Kevin Spacey."When I said, ‘I think it’…
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