Natalie Portman was paid three times less than her co-star Ashton Kutcher when the pair made No Strings Attached.
The 35-year-old actress made the shocking revelation in her February cover for Marie Claire UK.
The Oscar-winning actress admits she should have been more annoyed than she was at the huge division in their pay cheques on the 2011 romantic comedy, but she finds it hard to complain because even her more modest salary was still 'a lot'.
Gap: Natalie Portmanpictured at the Golden Globes on Sundaymade the shocking revelation that Ashton Kutcher was paid three times more than her for No Strings Attached
She admitted: 'Ashton Kutcher was paid three times as much as me on No Strings Attached.
'I knew and I went along with it because there's this thing with "quotes" in Hollywood.'
Natalie went on to explain that one's quote is the highest someone has ever been paid.
Ouch: The two starred together in the 2011 romantic comedy
The Oscar-winning actress explained: 'His was three times higher than mine so they said he should get three times more.
'I wasn't as p***ed as I should have been. I mean, we get paid a lot, so it's hard to complain, but the disparity is crazy.'
And Nataliewho is expecting her second child, a sibling for five-year-old Aleph, with husband Benjamin Millepiedinsists the problem of the gender pay gap is far bigger in Hollywood than any other industry.
She said: 'Compared to men, in most professions, women make 80 cents to the dollar. In Hollywood, we are making 30 cents to the dollar.'
Cover girl: The 35-year-old actress is featured on the front of the February issue of Marie Claire UK
The actress' next movie project will see her play Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and thinks it was important to have a female director, Mimi Leder, at the helm of the project.
She said: 'I don't think women and men are more or less capable [as directors], we just have a clear issue with women not having opportunities.
'We need to be part of the solution, not perpetuating the problem. As this story is specifically about gender discrimination, I was like, how dare we not hire a female.'
Eye-opening: Portman said at the time she wasn't as upset as she should have been and added: 'I mean, we get paid a lot, so it's hard to complain, but the disparity is crazy.'
Daily Mail