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Michelle Williams, who stars alongside Mark Wahlberg in the Golden Globe-nominated All the Money in the World, was reportedly paid an eighth of Wahlberg’s salary for her role in the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Williams earned $625,000 for working on All the Money in the World and her co-star, who had the same amount of screen time, collected $5 million.
Discussions arose about Williams’ and Wahlberg’s salaries for their work on the film after USA Today reported that Michelle Williams was paid a per diem of $80 a day for reshoots of All the Money in the World, which amounted to about $1,000, and Mark Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million. The film originally featured Kevin Spacey, but after sexual assault allegations mounted against the actor in October, production decided to reshoot Spacey’s scenes, replacing him with Christopher Plummer.
In response to the major public outcry about the actors’ pay discrepancy, Wahlberg released a statement promising to donate his $1.5 million to the Time’s Up organization. “Over the last few days my re-shoot fee for All the Money in the World has become an important topic of conversation,” he wrote. “I 100 percent support the fight for fair pay and I’m donating the $1.5 million to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund in Michelle Williams’ name.”
Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg in All the Money in the World.
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Williams also released a statement, saying “Today isn’t about me. My fellow actresses stood by me and stood up for me, my activist friends taught me to use my voice, and the most powerful men in charge, they listened and they acted. If we truly envision an equal world, it takes equal effort and sacrifice. Today is one of the most indelible days of my life because of Mark Wahlberg, WME and a community of women and men who share in this accomplishment. Anthony Rapp, for all the shoulders you stood on, now we stand on yours.”
Williams and Wahlberg are both represented by the William Morris Endeavor agency. WME also pledged to donate $500,000 to the Time’s Up Legal Defense.
In 2017, Forbes reported that Mark Wahlberg was the highest paid actor with a grand total of $68 million, before taxes. Last year he appeared in All the Money in the World, Transformers: The Last Knight, and Daddy’s Home 2.
BuzzFeed News has reached out to representatives for Williams, Wahlberg, film director Ridley Scott, and the William Morris Endeavor agency for further comment and confirmation.