Mark Wahlberg Was Reportedly Paid 1500 Times More Than Michelle Williams For Film Reshoot

11th January 2018: An American Acting Union Is Investigating The Alleged Pay Disparity Between Mark Walhberg And Michelle Williams

SAG-AFTRA is an American union that represents approximately 160,000 film and television actors, journalists, radio personalities, recording artists, singers, voice actors, and other media professionals worldwide.

They are said to be investigating recent claims that Mark Wahlberg was paid considerably more than his co-star Michelle Williams in the reshooting of All The Money In The World.

Deadline reports that a source at the union said, 'We're looking into it,' though, it appears that there may not be a lot that can be done, officially, in this instance.

Michelle Williams

On Wednesday a spokesperson for the union, 'We are unambiguously in favour of pay equity between men and women in this industry and support every action to move in this direction. At the same time, performers at this level negotiate their above-scale rates through their agents. As it relates to this matter, you should talk to their representatives.'

10th January 2018: Mark Wahlberg Was Reportedly Paid 1500 Times More Than Michelle Williams For Film Reshoot

Last November, with the Hollywood exodus is full flow, House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct by several male sources.

Director Sir Ridley Scott swiftly removed the Academy Award-winner from his film All The Money In The World, despite being post-production. The film, in which Spacey was playing the Getty family patriarch, had to be partially re-shot.

Scott replaced Spacey with Christopher Plummer and brought co-stars Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg back to redo their scenes with the J. Paul Getty character.

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In December we reported that Williams, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the film, revealed she waved her fee for the extra work. She told USA Today at the time, 'They could have my salary, they could have my holiday, whatever they wanted. Because I appreciated so much that they were making this massive effort.'

Similarly, Scott also told the same publication that, 'all of them, everyone did it for nothing.'

He reiterated that he himself, 'refused to get paid' and that, 'they all came in free' bar Plummer and the crew.

Michelle Williams

However, the publication seemingly did a little digging and wrote at the bottom of their interview with Scott, 'USA TODAY has since learned Wahlberg's team actually negotiated a hefty fee, with the actor paid $1.5 million (£1.1million) for his reshoots. Williams wasn't told.'

This means that Williams, an ardent Times Up supporter, was paid less than 1 per cent of her male co-star's fee.

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Fellow actresses such as Chastain have taken to Twitter in outrage, saying, 'Please go see Michelle's performance in All The Money in The World. She's a brilliant Oscar nominated Golden Globe winning actress. She has been in the industry for 20 yrs. She deserves more than 1% of her male costar' s salary.'

These are the exact kind of situations that we need to be avoiding in Hollywood. Why didn't Wahlberg have solidarity with his female co-star in ensuring she was paid the same? Why didn't he feel the need to work for free considering the nature of Spacey's allegations? And how was Williams kept in the dark about her (and Scott's) relative pay-cut?

We need answers, ASAP.

Daisy Murray

Digital Fashion Editor

Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.