Jeremy Renner reveals that it’s not his job to help actresses get paid.
Jennifer Lawrence’s recent has rocked Hollywood to it’s core. Lawrence, who is currently filming Passengers in Atlanta with Chris Pratt, called out Hollywood for their history of sexism and unequal. Since she made those comments other actors including Rooney Mara, Jessica Chastain, and Bradley Cooper stood up to her defense.
But, one of Jennifer Lawrence’s co-stars, Jeremy Renner, had a different response. When asked whether he will be willing to negotiate his pay alongside his female costars in the future.
Jeremy Renner comments on Jennifer Lawrence’s essay
“That’s not my job,” Renner told Business Insider on Tuesday, adding, “I don’t know contracts and money and all that sort of stuff.”
Jeremy Renner went on to say that he supports actresses being compensated fairly. But, he is just focused on his acting and his performance as an actor. “I’m a performer and I know human behavior,” he said. “When it comes to that sort of stuff I let other people deal with that.”
While, Jeremy Renner was probably being as upfront and open about his experiences in Hollywood, on Twitter people called for Marvel to replace the actor on all future superhero movies.
It’s not my job to go see movies Jeremy Renner is in. https://t.co/kf5zmVjWJZ
— Courtney E. Smith (@courtneyesmith) October 22, 2015
Jeremy Renner is the kind of person Clint Barton would punch in the face
— hawkeye af dani (@boldlygaying) October 21, 2015
Suggested replacements for Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton: 1. Armie Hammer 2. Tony Hawk 3. An actual hawk 4. Some roadkill
— SPOOKAYE TROLL (@ohkayewhatever) October 21, 2015
Jeremy Renner got paid more than Jennifer Lawrence. Let that sink in.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 13, 2015
Jeremy Renner history of pissing people off
It is important to point out that Jeremy Renner has a history of upsetting people with his comments. During the Golden Globes, Renner commented on Jennifer Lopez’s breasts while they co-presented an award. In addition, in April, during press coverage for Avengers 2 Jeremey Renner said the character Black Widow was a “slut”. Renner would later apologize and call it a joke.
Bradley Cooper supports Jennifer Lawrence
It is important to point out that Jennifer Lawrence’s other co-star, Bradley Cooper, announced that he will work with his female costars to make sure they get paid fairly even if that means if he has to get a pay cut.
“I don’t know where it’s changing otherwise, but that’s something that I could do,” he said.
“Usually you don’t talk about the financial stuff, you have people,” Cooper added. “But you know what? It’s time to start doing that.”
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