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Producers of the Netflix drama “The Crown” apologized Tuesday to actors Claire Foy and Matt Smith over the revelation that Foy was paid less than her male co-star.
A producer disclosed last week that Foy, who starred as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, was paid less than Smith, who played Prince Philip, because Smith was better known.
The gender pay gap has become a big issue in Hollywood after revelations that many female stars were paid less than their male counterparts.
Since news of the show’s pay gap broke, a petition has urged Smith to donate part of his salary to the Time’s Up campaign, which is campaigning against sexism and sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry.
Production company Left Bank Pictures said the actors “are not aware of who gets what and cannot be held personally responsible for the pay of their
Jimmy Kimmel brings Katie Couric to his first colonoscopy
Jimmy Kimmel’s audience got to see more of the host than usual when he had his first colonoscopy.
The talk show host brought Katie Couric along for the test, which aired on Tuesday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
She was with him before and after the exam.
Kimmel turned 50 in November, which is the age the American Cancer Society recommends for the colorectal cancer screening.
The exam found no sign of polyps. But Couric joked with Kimmel that keys, toy soldiers and a harmonica were recovered.
Couric’s late husband died of the disease in 1998.
She had the screening done on TV in 2007.
March is colon cancer awareness month.