Hayek seeks pay cuts for actors

Salma Hayek has called for actors to take a pay cut to help address the wage disparity issue in Hollywood. The Frida star was interviewed for the Women in Motion talk series at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday and said it will be hard for there to be pay equality unless male stars make sacrifices. “Time’s up. You had a good run, but it is time now to be generous with the actresses,” she said. “If actors ask such inflated fees it will leave nothing for actresses. If the movie’s budget is $10 million, the (male) actor has to understand that if he is making $9.7 million, it is going to be hard for equality ... Otherwise they will kill the movie.” Hayek has been a leading voice in the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements, joining female industry figures in a Cannes red carpet protest on Friday