Claire Foy to 'receive 200,000 in back pay' after The Crown gender pay gap controversy

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Source: The Independent

The Crown star Claire Foy will reportedly receive back pay for her performance as Queen Elizabeth, after producers admitted she was paid less than co-star Matt Smith, who portrayed Prince Philip.

It is not known how much more Smith was paid for the first two seasons of the Netflix show, but according to the Daily Mail, Foy would get about $274,000 (£200,000) in back pay.

Suzanne Mackie and Andy Harries, both producers on the show, first touched on the pay gap during the INTV Conference in Jerusalem earlier this year. The duo claimed that Smith earned more money because of his stint on the BBC series Doctor Who, which he starred on from 2010-2014.


While Mackie and Harries addressed the wage gap, they didn’t explain why Foy continued to make less money than Smith when her profile rose significantly ahead of the show’s second season, winning a Golden Globe and a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for her role on the show.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/claire-foy-the-crown-gender-pay-gap-back-pay-matt-smith-netflix-a8330501.html

[Javaman]

1. "they didn't explain why Foy continued to make less money"

I think I can hazard a guess. fuckers.

Good for her!