Jeremy Renner On Jennifer Lawrence's Essay: 'American Hustle' Star Says Helping Female Co-Stars Negotiate Isn't His Job
"American Hustle" actress Jennifer Lawrence may have been backed by Bradley Cooper in her pursuit for gender equality in Hollywood, but it seems that their other co-star,Jeremy Renner, is out of JLaw's league.
Cooper and Renner are few of the names dragged in the 24-year-old actress' controversial essay titled "Why Do I Make Less Than My Co-Stars," where Lawrence have ranted about getting paid less than her male co-actors. In the essay, she referred to Cooper and Renner as two of the "lucky people with [expletive]" who have received a favorable amount as compared to hers.
A week after Cooper expressed support for Lawrence's feisty essay, Renner finally gave his opinion. The 44-year-old actor was asked if he would help future female co-stars negotiate, and, Renner told Business Insider that helping his co-stars to get a higher pay is not part of his CV.
"That's not my job," Renner told the publication during a press conference for Remy Martin Cognac's campaign "One Life/Live Them." "I don't know contracts and money and all that sort of stuff."
However, he went on defending what he said and mentioned that he still supports wage equality among all genders. The actor added that instead of focusing on how much he or his co-actors would earn, he would just concentrate on his craft.
"I'm a performer and I know human behavior. When it comes to that sort of stuff I let other people deal with that," Renner added. "I do what I'm good at, that's what I focus on."
Renner's opinion regarding Lawrence's essay has drawn ire from online commenters, Entertainment Weekly says. Some Twitter users even asked Renner's character in "Avengers," Clint Barton, to be replaced by a female counterpart, particularly Kate Bishop as the female version of Hawkeye.
While Renner has chosen to be passive over JLaw's fight against sexism, his co-star, Cooper, did the opposite. A previous Latin Post report said that Cooper agreed that there is indeed a disparity in gender wage and he even said that he felt upset upon learning that his female co-stars, Lawrence and Amy Adams, have earned less than him.
According to Reuters, Cooper has already made his move in helping out female co-stars by making sure that both receive an equitable amount before signing for a new contract. Although he believes that actors and actresses should not help each other negotiate because it's the job of managers and lawyers, the 40-year-old actor said it's time for a change.
"Usually you don't talk about the financial stuff, you have people," Cooper said. "But you know what? It's time to start doing that."
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