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Scarlett Johansson Says ‘I Don’t Hold a Grudge’ Against Disney After ‘Black Widow’ Legal Battle, Thinks OpenAI CEO Could Be a Marvel Villain: ‘Maybe With a Robotic Arm’
Scarlett Johansson says she no longer holds a grudge against Disney over the release of "Black Widow" to streaming.
Johansson’s contract contained a stipulation that “Black Widow” be released exclusively in theaters, so she sued the studio as moving the film to Disney+ would result in forgoing millions of dollars in backend compensation. The legal battle was made all the more contentious after Disney responded to Johansson’s lawsuit by revealing her $20 million salary for “Black Widow” and slamming her “callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Johansson previously told Variety that she was “mostly sad” over the legal fight with Disney, adding: “It was such a surreal moment because we were all isolated and just sort of emerging a little bit.
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