M’sian CRA writer QUIT; was offered 90% less payment than male co-writer

M’sian CRA writer QUIT; was offered 90% less payment than male co-writer

The Rakyat Post - News·2019-09-06 15:26

Remember Adele Lim? She’s the Malaysian writer currently working on Disney’s latest Southeast Asian inspired story “Raya and the last Dragon”, who was also one of the writers for Crazy Rich Asians (CRA).

Adele Lim at the premiere of Crazy Rich Asians in Hollywood. (Credit: apafilm)

Well, turns out Adele will no longer be writing for CRA because of a pay disparity.

Adele reportedly declined to tell reporters the specific figures, but according to sources she was offered $110,000-plus (~RM459,000), while the other co-writer, Peter Chiarelli was offered something between $800,000 to $1 million (~RM3,342,000 to RM4,177,000).

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