J.Law paid less than male co-stars in 'American Hustle': Sony e-mails
By Laura Italiano
December 13, 2014 | 12:16am
Jennifer Lawrence during a scene in "American Hustle." Released hacked e-mails show she, along with co-star Amy Adams, were paid far less than their male co-stars. AP
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Her e-mail moniker is "peanutbutt," according to the growing trove of leaked Sony docs — but other leaks show Jennifer Lawrence could just as well call herself "works for peanuts."
Newly revealed e-mails show that J-Law has been paid considerably less than her male co-stars on "American Hustle."
The e-mails detail the "points" — or back-end payments — that each of the actors in "American Hustle" would be receiving, and Lawrence and fellow female star Amy Adams were arguably getting hustled.
Lawrence and Adams got just 7 percent, according to the e-mails, which were uncovered on Friday by The Daily Beast.
Contrast that with the 9 percent that Sony offered to director David O. Russell as well as male co-stars Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale and Jeremy Renner.
Andrew Gumpert, president of business affairs for Sony's Columbia Pictures, admits in a Dec. 5, 2013 e-mail that he got a "rush call" complaining that the men were getting more than the ladies.
But Gumpert stuck to his guns — even patting himself on the back for having given "2 extra points for Jennifer to get her up to 7."
The latest e-mails also reveal an exchange between beleaguered Sony Pictures exec Amy Pascal and Brian Helgeland, the screenwriter for Angelina Jolie's foundering pet project, "Cleopatra," in which Pascal suggests Helgeland dump Jolie in favor of Lawrence, the site reported.
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