No Images? Click here Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay Marky Mark Earns All The MoneySometimes the gender pay gap is subtle and complicated. A woman earns less than a man for similar work and the reasons for the difference make a certain kind of sense. Like, maybe he has more experience or seniority, or holds more academic degrees.Other times? Well, some pay gaps are crazy huge and frankly impossible to justify. This is one of those times.Actor Mark Wahlberg made $1.5 million to reshoot scenes in "All The Money In The World," while his costar Michelle Williams earned less than $1,000, according to a report in USA Today. Put another way Wahlberg earned "all the money" for reshooting a movie called "All The Money." It's the kind of irony that wouldn't make the first cut of any decent film script.And yet, somehow, the story only gets worse from there.Wahlberg and Williams had to reshoot scenes for the film because its star, Kevin Spacey, was booted from the production amid a flurry of sexual misconduct charges. Director Ridley Scott had publicly said last month that the actors on the film, committed to addressing the Spacey situation, "did it for nothing.""This is so messed up that it is almost hard to believe," tweeted producer Judd Apatow. "This is how this business works."If you love getting these emails, please use this special link -- that belongs only to you -- to share with a friend!The reality of being a woman — by the numbers.Like what you see? Share it with a friend. Did someone forward this email? Subscribe here. Can't get enough? Check out The Good Life.©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 |
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