Leslie Odom Jr. Almost Didn't Appear in Hamilton Film; Needed Pay Equal to Grease Live's Aaron Tveit

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[anthknee]

All the main cast should have been paid more than everyone on Grease Live.

[champagnexdream]

This. I actually did like Grease Live a lot (ironically, mostly everyone/everything but Aaron as Danny), but like what the fuck...no

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeah I was actually thinking wouldn’t the pay be higher than grease live?

[theactualworst]

FOR REAL.

[shangri__la]

Good for him for fighting for his worth. He should have gotten an automatic wage hike when he won the Tony.

Eta: I really fucking hate that Dax fucking Shepard has become the new Howard Stern of shows celebrities go to open up on.

[butifildisaster]

I love him.

I would’ve expected him to get way more than the Grease Live cast.

[mahima1122]

Man I'm fucking sick of all these people in hollywood and publishing refusing to pay BIPOC anywhere close to their white counterparts... Leslie is the fucking STAR of this show, he shouldn't have been in this position...

Sohla, Priya and Rick have all announced that they are no longer doing BA videos bc they were offered so little despite the public promise... I can't believe this shit is going on... Priya was offered LESS than what she was already making

[elderpricely]

Priya was offered LESS than what she was already making

???? tf?

[mahima1122]

Yeah she was getting paid $300 per video but I guess the contract she got offered averaged to less than that...

[turtleisland]

$300...whew.

[jackal_onassis]

he fought for the entire cast too for profit sharing (i now see that above, see ontd reads sometimes)

i just think he’s such a good role model and i don’t think that about many people. plus he has SO much talent

[jmfunnyface]

Yeah, I love him. He's insanely talented, he knows his worth, and he refuses to let anyone profit off of him without fair compensation.