Disney and Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson continue to battle. The actress continues to state that she is entitled to further remunerations following Black Widow’s release on Disney Plus Premier Access thus causing her to miss out on bonuses based on the film’s performance.
Disney on the other hand, states that she is being greedy and that they have already provided her $20 million from the Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster.
The Screen Actors Guild has now weighed in, with SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris offering her scathing assessment on the standoff, which you can read below.
“Disney should be ashamed of themselves for resorting to tired tactics of gender-shaming and bullying. Actors must be compensated for their work according to their contracts. Scarlett Johansson is shining a white-hot spotlight on the improper shifts in compensation that companies are attempting to slip by talent as distribution models change. Nobody in any field of work should fall victim to surprise reductions in expected compensation. It is unreasonable and unjust. Disney and other content companies are doing very well and can certainly live up to their obligations to compensate the performers whose art and artistry are responsible for the corporation’s profits.
Additionally, we are deeply concerned by the gendered tone of Disney’s criticism of Ms. Johansson. Women are not ‘callous’ when they stand up and fight for fair pay, they are leaders and champions for economic justice. Women have been victimized by pay inequity for decades, and they have been further victimized by comments like those in Disney’s press statements. These sorts of attacks have no place in our society and SAG-AFTRA will continue to defend our members from all forms of bias.”
What domino effect this will have is yet to be seen. The battle is far from over that is for sure.
Source: wegotthiscovered
