Susan Sarandon has revealed that Paul Newman helped bridge the pay gap between male and female wages on the 1998 film Twilight.
The actress said that she discovered that Newman and co-star Gene Hackman were getting paid more than her - but the same as each other.
"They said it was 'favoured nations', but they only meant the two guys," she told the BBC. "He [Newman] stepped forward and said, 'Well, I'll give you part of mine'. So, yeah, he was a gem."
"Favoured nations" is an industry term meaning an agreement between a producer and an actor, ensuring actors are given the same terms as their co-stars.
