All the money in the world: Actress reveals why she was left ‘paralysed’ after co-star Mark Wahlberg was paid 1500 times more compared to her

Heath Ledger’s ex-wife, Michelle Ingrid William has revealed that she was left ‘paralysed’ after discovering how little she was paid compared to Mark Wahlberg for All The Money In The World reshoots.

BREAKING: Michelle Williams is breaking her silence on the pay gap that surrounded the reshoots of "All the Money in the World." https://t.co/pykMjfkr94

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 14, 2018

Speaking with members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus to mark Equal Pay Day on 2 April, the Oscar-winning actress said she was ‘paralysed in feelings of futility’ after discovering she was paid $1,000 (£739) compared to Mark’s $1.5 million (£1.1 million).

Michelle Williams with Democratic Women's Caucus on #EqualPayDay: "There won't be satisfaction for me until I can exhaust my efforts ensuring that all women experience the elevation of their self-worth and its connection to the elevation in their market worth." pic.twitter.com/TfOeMJv3kh

— The Hill (@thehill) April 2, 2019

‘In late 2017, the news broke that I’d been paid less than $1,000 compared to the $1.5 million that my male counterpart had received for the exact same amount of work,’ she said.

Mark Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million for the 'All the Money in the World' reshoots.

Michelle Williams was paid $1,000. pic.twitter.com/Pct5VNs92k

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 10, 2018

‘And guess what, no one cared. This came as no surprise to me, it simply reinforced my life-learned belief that equality is not an inalienable right and that women would always be working just as hard for less money while shouldering more responsibility at home.’

It’s the kind of story I would normally resist: the morality tale with a happy ending, or rather a happy beginning because that’s really why I’m here,’ Michelle added.

‘There won’t be satisfaction for me until I can exhaust my efforts ensuring that all women experience the elevation of their self-worth and its connection to the elevation of their market worth.’

Mark Wahlberg donates All the Money in the World reshoots salary to Time’s Up after backlash https://t.co/rBMMU0qC9M

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) January 13, 2018

Mark’s agents had negotiated him the fee for returning to Europe over Thanksgiving weekend to reshoot the film.

After the backlash Mark Wahlberg later donated his reshoot salary to Time’s Up.