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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

Kirsten Dunst says she ‘didn’t even think to ask’ about Hollywood’s gender pay gap

Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst in 2002’s Spider-Man.
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst in 2002’s Spider-Man. Photograph: Marvel\Columbia Pictures/Allstar

Kirsten Dunst has commented on Hollywood’s gender pay gap, saying she “didn’t even think to ask” about the difference between her fee and that of the male lead actor in the same film.

Speaking to the BBC, Dunst said: “I definitely grew up in a time of major pay disparity between the lead actor and myself.” Dunst was cast opposite Tobey Maguire in the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man aged 17.

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