‘Black Widow’ Scarlett Johansson Lawsuit: Actress’ Agent Slams Disney For “Direct Attack On Her Character” & Leaving Talent Out Of Streaming Profit Equation
CAA Co-Chairman and Scarlett Johansson’s agent Bryan Lourd just issued the following statement in response to Disney’s harsh slam against the Black Widow actress in her breach of contact lawsuit vs. the Burbank studio, you can read below. Yesterday, Disney shamed the 2x Oscar winner by calling her lawsuit a “callous disregard” for the pandemic — the latter of which has been the studio’s excuse for taking Black Widow day-and-date in theaters on and Disney+ Premier, and outing her $20M salary for the film which the Burbank, CA lot claims that coupled with the Disney+ monies of the MCU title “significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation.”