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Olivia Colman slams Hollywood pay gap as she insists she would be paid more if she were male: 'If I was Oliver, I would be earning a f*** of a lot more'

Olivia Colman has weighed in on the Hollywood pay gap as she insisted she would be paid more if her first name was 'Oliver'.

'I'm just tired of working so hard, being gracious at what I do [and] getting paid a fraction of the cost,' she finally said after Danielle Brooks — her costar in The Color Purple — reached out a hand for support. She shared her frustrations at making far less than some of her white costars in past projects — despite getting prominent billing among the cast — and she reiterated her criticisms of studio executives for claiming she didn't have fans willing to see her movies overseas. Adding to money stresses was her need to hire a team to manage her career and public appearances once she became a star, which significantly raised her expenses, even though her paychecks still weren't where she thought they should be.

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