“when I was negotiating my deal for ‘Madam C.J.,’ LeBron James had to intervene.”
LeBron James Helped Octavia Spencer Get Equal Pay For Netflix Series https://t.co/5nv5Ui5rS5
— TMZ (@TMZ) January 29, 2019
Last Fall, LeBron spoke out about the wage gap between men and women, specifically African American women, and used the backlash received by Serena Williams at last year’ U.S. Open as an example.
He told Marisa Guthrie of the Hollywood Reporter (H/T Bleacher Report):
“What we all have to understand is what she is fighting for is bigger than just that match,” he said. “She is fighting for equality—always having to win more, more, more, just to feel equal. Being an African American woman playing in a predominantly white sport, she’s dealing with so much more. I have no idea what was going on in her head, but I feel that struggle.”
“So we need all our male counterparts to be in the fight with us.”
Octavia Spencer opened up and revealed that LeBron James helped her negotiate her deal with Netflix: https://t.co/uRzBZA29vs pic.twitter.com/ry1qNRnqBg
— The Root (@TheRoot) January 29, 2019
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