Refused $9 million pay

Jennifer Lopez had to fight for the salary that helped her break barriers for Latinas in Hollywood. The actress, 51, appears in Variety's latest Power of Women issue alongside former agent and current producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas — the same woman who helped her negotiate the $9 million salary for 2001's The Wedding Planner, that was a then-record for Latina actresses.

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