Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5 million amid outcry over wage disparity on All the Money in the World reshoots

Alex Young
Updated

Mark Wahlberg has pledged to donate $2 million to the anti-sexual harassment campaign Time’s Up. The move comes in response to public outcry over the wage disparity on the reshoots of All the Money in the World.

In November, All the Money in the World director Ridley Scott made an unprecedented move to reshoot scenes featuring Kevin Spacey after the actor was accused of sexual misconduct. The process of replacing Spacey with Christopher Plummer was successfully completed a month before the film’s release,

Last week, USA Today reported that Wahlberg had received $1.5 million for the reshoots, whereas his castmate, Michelle Williams, received less than $1,000. USA Today added that Wahlberg would not approve Plummer’s casting until his salary demand was met.

Williams, however, offered to do the reshoots for free. “I said I’d be wherever they needed me, whenever they needed me,” Williams previously told USA Today. “And they could have my salary, they could have my holiday, whatever they wanted. Because I appreciated so much that they were making this massive effort.”

In a statement announcing the donation, Wahlberg said, “Over the last few days my reshoot fee for All the Money in the World has become an important topic of conversation. I 100 percent support the fight for fair pay and I’m donating the $1.5 million to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund.” He added that the donation will be made in Williams’ name.

Additionally, WME, the talent agency which represents both Wahlberg and Williams, is making a $500,000 donation to Time’s Up.

“The current conversation is a reminder that those of us in a position of influence have a responsibility to challenge inequities, including the gender wage gap,” WME said. “In recognition of the pay discrepancy on the All the Money in the World reshoots, WME is donating an additional $500,000 to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund in Michelle Williams’ name, following our $1 million pledge to the organization earlier this month. It’s crucial that this conversation continues within our community and we are committed to being part of the solution.”