Jennifer Lawrence says she won't 'get paid as much as that guy' after defending pay gap of $5 mn

7 SEP, 2022

By Monu Jha

Months after reacting to reports that she was paid $5 million less than her Don’t Look Up co-star Leonardo DiCaprio for the film.

Jennifer Lawrence has now said that she will not 'get paid as much as that guy, because of her vagina'.

In a new interview, Jennifer Lawrence said that even if she puts in an effort it won't matter as the pay gap will stay.

Don't Look Up (2021) is a satire-comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay from a story he co-wrote with David Sirota.

The film features Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, and Kid Cudi.

Speaking about pay gap in Hollywood, Jennifer told Vogue, "It doesn’t matter how much I do. I’m still not going to get paid as much as that guy, because of my vagina.

Last year Vanity Fair reported that Jennifer was paid $25 million for Don’t Look Up while Leonardo DiCaprio was paid $30 million.

Speaking with the portal, Jennifer had then said, “Yeah, I saw that too. Look, Leo brings in more box office than I do.