SAG-AFTRA President: Disney Using “Gender-Shaming and Bullying” Tactics Over Scarlett Johansson Lawsuit | THR News - video Dailymotion

SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris has some words for Disney about its handling of Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow lawsuit.

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00:00Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney in late July, alleging that her Black

00:11Widow contract had been breached after the company released the latest Marvel film simultaneously

00:15in theaters and on Disney Plus Premier Access. While now SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris

00:20is weighing in and has some harsh words for Disney. She stated,

00:24Disney should be ashamed of themselves for resorting to tired tactics of gender-shaming

00:27and bullying. Scarlett Johansson is shining a white-hot spotlight on the improper shifts

00:32in compensation that companies are attempting to slip by talent as distribution models change.

00:42She added,

00:43Nobody in any field of work should fall victim to surprise reductions in expected compensation.

00:47It is unreasonable and unjust. Disney and other content companies are doing very well and can

00:52certainly live up to their obligations to compensate the performers whose art and artistry are responsible

00:57for the corporation's profits. Disney's original statement called the lawsuit especially sad and

01:02distressing and even made public Johansson's $20 million salary. To follow this ever-evolving story,

01:08stay with The Hollywood Reporter. For THR News, I'm Tetris Kelly.