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Gwyneth Paltrow: Nobody is Worth What Robert Downey Jr. is Worth

In a new interview with Variety, Gwyneth Paltrow has highlighted the "disparity" in pay between male and female stars in Hollywood.

The mum-of-two has used her Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr. as an example.

"Look, nobody is worth the money that Robert Downey Jr. is worth," said the 43-year-old actress, who earned $12 million in 2015 according to Forbes magazine.

"But if I told you the disparity, you would probably be surprised."

Downey Jr. was the highest paid actor according to Forbes, having earned $111 million in the last year. Jennifer Lawrence, on the other hand, was the highest paid actress with earnings of $72 million.

Paltrow describes the pay gap as "painful". "Your salary is a way to quantify what you’re worth. If men are being paid a lot more for doing the same thing, it feels sh-tty," she told the magazine.

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