Tracee Ellis Ross’ role on the comedy series, Blackish may be in jeopardy if she doesn’t get a pay raise. The 45-year-old actress reportedly threatene
Tracee Ellis Ross’ role on the comedy series, Blackish may be in jeopardy if she doesn’t get a pay raise. The 45-year-old actress reportedly threatened to cut back on her appearances on the ABC sitcom over a lower salary than co-star Anthony Anderson. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ross reportedly plans to make up the difference with appearances on other shows if the salaries aren’t evened out. Anthony Anderson serves as an executive producer on the show in addition to playing a lead role which could account for some of the difference.
Over the last four seasons of Black-ish, both Ross and Anderson have been nominated for several Emmys and Golden Globes, but he has never won. Ross won a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy or musical TV series for Blackish in 2017, becoming the first black woman to do so in 35 years.
The conversation about pay gaps arose amid reports that Mark Wahlberg earned 1,500 times more than Michelle Williams for reshoots on ‘All the Money in the World’ after Christopher Plummer replaced Kevin Spacey. Wahlberg eventually donated his $1.5 million paycheck to #Time’sUp, a new initiative that aims to fight sexual harassment and assault in the workplace started by more than 300 Hollywood actresses. William Morris Endeavor, which represents both him and Williams, also donated $500,000.
