Michelle thanks Mark Wahlberg for donating his reshoot fee
Actor Michelle Williams has praised her co-star Mark Wahlberg for donating the reshoot fee he took for All the Money in the World for a cause.
Wahlberg donated his $1.5 million (approx Rs 9.5 crore) pay cheque for the reshoots on their film to the Time’s Up movement in her name. The move came in the wake of the backlash that sparked after it was revealed that Williams was paid just $80 (Rs 5109) per day when they returned to shoot key scenes again with actor Christopher Plummer, who stepped in to replace disgraced actor Kevin Spacey in the film.
On January 13, Wahlberg agreed to donate the fee he received for the reshoots on the movie to the anti-harassment movement, with their shared agency William Morris Endeavor (WME) donating an additional $500,000.
Saying that she had one of the most “indelible days” of her life, Williams thanked the 46-year-old actor who “stood by me and stood up for me”, reports aceshowbiz.com. She insisted that the action was not “about” her, but a stand for equality.
She also sent her support to Anthony Rapp, whose accusations of inappropriate sexual behaviour against Spacey led to the actor being fired from the project.
Wahlberg, whose fee had become an important topic of conversation, said that he is supporting “fair pay” and admitted the discrepancy was an “important topic”.