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https://www.thecut.com/2022/05/arden-cho-talks-turning-down-teen-wolf-and-her-new-show.html
Cho, who was abruptly dropped from the MTV series after Season 5, tells The Cut she was
surprised when asked to join the Paramount+ movie. When the movie was announced in February,
Deadline's Nellie Andreeva reported that Cho, the only actress of color among the four female
series regular cast members who played the group of teen friends at the center of the show,
was offered half the per-episode salary proposed to her three counterparts, leading to her
decision to pass." Cho insists that whoever leaked the story wasn't in her camp, but says
with a chuckle: “I think I was actually offered even less," adding: "I probably would’ve
never shared it.” Cho is quick to point out that the reality of being paid less than her
white (and/or male) co-stars is not unique to her. I could probably, off the top of my head,
think of over ten Asian American actors I know who were paid significantly less than their
counterparts,” she says. “Sometimes you don’t have a choice to say ‘no.’ Sometimes you just
need it. You’ve got bills to pay.”
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