Emmy Rossum reveals Shameless season 8 will go ahead after settling wage stand-off to earn same as co-star William H Macy
She took a stand... and it paid off handsomely.
Season eight of Shameless will go ahead after Emmy Rossum settled her wage stand-off with show bosses.
The 30-year-old had been holding out for more money than her co-star William H Macy, due to the fact she has more screen time than him.
Back to work: Season eight of Shameless will go ahead after Emmy Rossum settled her wage stand-off with show bosses
The impasse threatened to stall production on the multi-Emmy nominated dramedy, or possibly cause it to drop her or even cancel it altogether.
But on Wednesday, Deadline reported that Warner Bros have agreed to pay her the same as her on-screen dad.
'Playing Fiona Gallagher has been one of the great privileges of my life,' she tweeted. 'I'm so happy to continue w my SHAMELESS family!Back to work in May!'
Although Showtime had yet to confirm the renewal, Emmy's tweet appears to have done the job for them.
Won: On Wednesday, Deadline reported that Warner Bros have agreed to pay her the same as her on-screen dad; Emmy's victory tweet seemed to suggest as much
Dispute: The 30-year-old had been holding out for more money than her co-star William H Macy, due to the fact she has more screen time than him
Macy had started the series on a much higher salary than his co-stars, thanks to his impressive bag and small screen CV, which includes an Oscar nomination for 1996's Fargo.
He recently renegotiated his own wage for Shameless, and was asked by TMZ this week if he thought his on-screen eldest daughter deserved the same.
'They wrote the Equal Rights Amendment in 1927, it didn’t get passed by both houses of Congress until 1972. It still hasn’t been approved by all the states, therefore it didn't make it as an amendment to the Constitution,' ' he replied. 'It’s about f*cking time, don’t you think?'
'She works as hard as I do. She deserves everything,' he said, adding that the only thing he had over her was 'I'm better looking'.
Big shot: Macy (pictured with wife Felicity Hoffman at the Critic's Choice Awards on Sunday) had started the series on a much higher salary than his co-stars, thanks to his impressive bag and small screen CV, which includes an Oscar nomination for 1996's Fargo
Proud: Emmy was among the first to tweet her congratulations to William on Wednesday morning after he was nominated for Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series, his tenth ever nod from the Screen Actors Guild, and third for Shameless
Emmy was among the first to tweet her congratulations to William on Wednesday morning after he was nominated for Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series, his tenth ever nod from the Screen Actors Guild, and third for Shameless.
in Shameless - a remake of the British series of the same name - 66-year-old Macy stars as drug and alcohol addict Frank Gallagher, while Rossum is the eldest daughter who steps up to take care of her five siblings.
Along with Homeland, Shameless ranks as Showtime's longest-running scripted original, as well as most watched.
In 2017, the premium cable network will add a number of other high profile scripted rams to its lineup including the Twin Peaks reboot, Purity starring Daniel Craig and Idris Elba in the miniseries Guerrilla.
Hit: Macy, 66, stars as drug and alcohol addict Frank Gallagher and Rossum is the eldest daughter who steps up to take care of her five siblings
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