Natalie Portman says co-star Kutcher paid 3 times as much

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January 12, 2017 at 12:55AM
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2011, file photo, actor Ashton Kutcher, left, and actress Natalie Portman, from the film "No Strings Attached" pose for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Portman tells Marie Claire magazine in an interview published Jan. 11, 2017, that Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for co-starring in the 2011 film.
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2011, file photo, actor Ashton Kutcher, left, and actress Natalie Portman, from the film "No Strings Attached" pose for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Portman tells Marie Claire magazine in an interview published Jan. 11, 2017, that Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for co-starring in the 2011 film. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Natalie Portman says Ashton Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for co-starring in 2011's "No Strings Attached."

Portman tells Marie Claire she knew about the pay difference at the time the film was being made, but wasn't as miffed as she should have been. She tells the magazine, "we get paid a lot, so it's hard to complain, but the disparity is crazy."

The 35-year-old says she doesn't "think women and men are more or less capable. We just have a clear issue with women not having opportunities." She says women need to "be part of the solution, not perpetuating the problem."

Kutcher posted the story about Portman's claim on his Twitter page, writing, "So proud of Natalie and all women who stand up for closing the gender pay gap!"

In this film publicity image released by Paramount, Ashton Kutcher, right, and Natalie Portman are shown in a scene from "No Strings Attached."
In this film publicity image released by Paramount, Ashton Kutcher, right, and Natalie Portman are shown in a scene from "No Strings Attached." (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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