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Scarlett Johansson recalled the "surreal moment" Disney responded to her 2021 suit against the corp implicit an alleged breach of declaration involving her compensation successful Black Widow.
Scarlett Johansson Reflects connected Disney Lawsuit
Scarlett Johansson is reflecting connected her ineligible conflict with the Walt Disney Company.
More than 2 years ago, the histrion sued the corp implicit an alleged breach of contract involving her compensation successful the superhero hit, Black Widow. At the time, Disney responded to the suit by calling it "sad and distressing successful its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged planetary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Now, successful an interrogation with Variety, Johansson said she was "sad and disappointed" implicit however the institution reacted.
"But mostly sad," she noted successful an nonfiction published May 9. "It was specified a surreal infinitesimal due to the fact that we were each isolated and conscionable benignant of emerging a small bit."
In her July 2021 lawsuit, Johansson argued that she did not person due compensation for her Marvel movie, Black Widow, due to Disney releasing the movie successful theaters and arsenic a premier acquisition connected Disney+, adjacent though her declaration stated it would person an exclusive theatrical release. Afterward, Disney said successful a connection it had "fully complied with Ms. Johansson's contract," adding the hybrid merchandise allowed Johansson to gain "additional compensation connected apical of the $20M she has received to date."
Johansson and Disney settled the quality successful September 2021, though details astir their statement are not known.
Looking back, Johansson said the suit made a "bigger impact" than she initially imagined. "I couldn't adjacent locomotion done a edifice without idiosyncratic saying, ‘Good for you. Stand up for yourself,'" the 39-year-old recalled. "I got enactment from strangers that person nary tegument successful the crippled astatine all."
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Another metallic lining she recovered during that period? "I was besides truly heavy pregnant, too, which successful a weird mode was astonishing timing," said Johansson, who is ma to lad Cosmo, present 20 months, with hubby Colin Jost and girl Rose, 8, with ex Romain Dauriac. "Suddenly, your full attraction is drawn to this occurrence of life."
She added, "So, I had the astir fantastic distraction successful the satellite and soon aft had a beauteous baby."
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