Ashton Kutcher “So Proud” of Former Co-Star Natalie Portman for Speaking Out on Gender Pay Gap

January 13, 2017 Stephen Iervolino

ABC/Tyler Golden(LOS ANGELES) — In an interview with in Marie Claire UK, Natalie Portman revealed she earned three times less than Ashton Kutcher did on their bomb of a romantic comedy called No Strings Attached.

Now Kutcher is speaking out — but he’s applauding the Oscar winner.

In a tweet linking to the article, Kutcher said he is, “so proud of Natalie and all women who stand up for closing the gender pay gap!”

“I wasn’t as pi**** as I should have been,” said the 35-year-old Jackie star to the magazine about the salary difference. “I mean, we get paid a lot, so it’s hard to complain, but the disparity is crazy.”

“We just have a clear issue with women not having opportunities,” Portman said. “We need to be part of the solution, not perpetuating the problem.”

She and Kutcher join a host of other stars, including fellow Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence, Patricia Arquette, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Bradley Cooper, who have spoken out about the wage gap in Hollywood.

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2016 - 20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) -- With the Hollywood awards season upon us, the entertainment industry is getting inundated with "For Your Consideration" spots -- movie and TV studios' reminders to colleagues not to forget them when it comes to voting.

The "For Your Consideration" for the unlikely box office smash notes it took "42 rejection letters from Fox," and "783 million fans" of a leaked test video of the movie to get it to the big screen.

It's not entirely a joke, however -- the movie has ended up on major nominations list including the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild Awards, and -- producers hope -- possibly the Oscars.

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The "For Your Consideration" for the unlikely box office smash notes it took "42 rejection letters from Fox," and "783 million fans" of a leaked test video of the movie to get it to the big screen.

It's not entirely a joke, however -- the movie has ended up on major nominations list including the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild Awards, and -- producers hope -- possibly the Oscars.

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It's not entirely a joke, however -- the movie has ended up on major nominations list including the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild Awards, and -- producers hope -- possibly the Oscars.

Kevin Hart to Star In and Produce History Channel's "The Black Man's Guide to History"

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ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) -- Comedian, actor, writer, producer -- Kevin Hart does it all, and now the actor is gearing to explain it all in a new two-hour special on the History Channel.

Deadline has learned that Hart will star in and executive produce Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man's Guide to History, that centers around the comedian explaining the lesser-known but important stories from black history. The special comes from Kevin's Hearbeat Productions and Comedy Dynamics.

According to the site, the show begins with Hart finding his daughter upset after watching 12 Years a Slave and believing that black history is only about slavery and struggle. In an effort to show her a different reality, Hart begins to educate his daughter through scripted re-enactments about black historical figures that may not be widely known. Those figures included: Robert Smalls, a former slave who led a revolt on a Confederate warship and pretended to be the captain to evade capture; Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut; and Henry “Box” Brown, a slave who courageously mailed himself to a free state in a box.

“I’m very excited to be working with History on this show because not only is it entertaining, and it’s hysterical, but it also is an important program for our country right now,” Hart said. “We hope to make people laugh and learn a bit too.”

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