Debra Messing and Eva Longoria call out E! over gender pay disparity during interview with network on Golden Globes red carpet

  • The Will & Grace star said live on air she was 'shocked' that E! doesn't give equal pay to female co-hosts
  • The actress, 49, spoke out while being interviewed by E!'s Giuliana Rancic
  • Longoria told Ryan Seacrest: 'We support gender parity and equal pay, and we hope E! stands with that'
  • Catt Sadler left E! in December after 12 years with the network after learning her male co-host was paid almost double what she earned 
  • Messing, like many other female stars. wore black to the awards show in support of the Time's Up movement 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 19:23 EDT, 7 January 2018 | Updated: 17:45 EDT, 8 January 2018

Many of the female stars who attended the Golden Globes in LA Sunday wore black to promote equality and to protest sexual harassment and abuse.

And Will & Grace star Debra Messing not only wore black, but she also put her money where her mouth is when it came time to be interviewed on the red carpet during E!'s pre-show.

The entertainment television network came under fire recently after Catt Sadler quit her job with E! after learning she was paid less than her male counterpart on E! News.

'I was so shocked to hear that E! doesn't believe in paying their female co-hosts the same as their male co-hosts. I miss Catt Sadler and so we stand with her,' Messing, 49, told reporter Giuliana Rancic live on air.

Later Catt told PageSix, 'I am immensely grateful for the outpouring of support today. Thank you to Amy, Debra, Eva, Brie, Julianne and so many more women using their voices on behalf of us all.'

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Taking no prisoners: Debra Messing called out E! for its gender pay disparity while being interviewed live on E! by Giuliana Rancic on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday

Taking no prisoners: Debra Messing called out E! for its gender pay disparity while being interviewed live on E! by Giuliana Rancic on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday

'Time is up. We want diversity. We want intersectional gender parity, we want equal pay,' Messing told Rancic.

She added: 'We want people to start having this conversation that women are just as valuable as men.'

Much of the red carpet banter between celebrities and reporters revolved around the protest with the stars sharing their views about the way women are treated in Hollywood.

'Time is up. We want diversity,' Messing told Rancic. 'We want people to start having this conversation that women are just as valuable as men'

'Time is up. We want diversity,' Messing told Rancic. 'We want people to start having this conversation that women are just as valuable as men'

'I was so shocked to hear that E! doesn't believe in paying their female co-hosts the same as their male co-hosts. I miss Catt Sadler and so we stand with her,' the actress, 49, said live on air

'I was so shocked to hear that E! doesn't believe in paying their female co-hosts the same as their male co-hosts. I miss Catt Sadler and so we stand with her,' the actress, 49, said live on air

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What began as a reaction to the Harvey Weinstein scandal epitomized by the #MeToo movement has morphed into a broader discussion about not only sexual assault and harassment but also wage disparity and the lack of opportunities for women. 

Wearing black to the Globes was the initiative of Times Up, that is calling for equity, parity and safety for all workers 'across all industries' and 'inclusion for women and marginalized people'.

Twitter was quick to praise Messing for taking on E! live on air. 

'LOL shout out to Debra Messing for telling Giuliana that the network she works for is sexist and enables the pay gap,' @ReelTalker tweeted.

'Probably not what Giuliana was expecting,' another Twitter user opined.

Others praised the actress for exposing the 'pure hypocrisy' of the network which was 'fawning over Hollywood for wearing black.'

Twitter immediately applauded Messing for speaking out

Twitter immediately applauded Messing for speaking out

Some users pointed out the awkwardness that those at E! likely felt about what Messing had to say 

Some users pointed out the awkwardness that those at E! likely felt about what Messing had to say 

Others praised Messing as the Golden Globes became dominated by the Time's Up movement

Others praised Messing as the Golden Globes became dominated by the Time's Up movement

Longoria, 42, also referenced the situation with Sadler when she was interviewed by Ryan Seacrest during E!'s live red carpet coverage.

Flanked by Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, the former Desperate Housewives star, who is pregnant with her first child, said: 'We support gender equity and equal pay and we hope that E! follows that lead with Catt as well.'

'We stand with you, Catt,'  she added.

Longoria, 42, also referenced the situation with Sadler when she was interviewed by Ryan Seacrest during E!'s live red carpet coverage, saying: 'We stand with you, Catt'

Longoria, 42, also referenced the situation with Sadler when she was interviewed by Ryan Seacrest during E!'s live red carpet coverage, saying: 'We stand with you, Catt'

Flanked by Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, Longoria said: 'We support gender equity and equal pay and we hope that E! follows that lead with Catt as well'

Flanked by Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, Longoria said: 'We support gender equity and equal pay and we hope that E! follows that lead with Catt as well'

Longoria, who is pregnant with her first child, showcased her bump in her black dress

Longoria, who is pregnant with her first child, showcased her bump in her black dress

Sadler left E! after 12 years when she failed to negotiate a pay deal that was on a par with what her co-host Jason Kennedy was paid.

She explained in a blog post on December 19: 'When E! reached out to renew and extend my deal, I learned that he wasn't just making a little more than I was. In fact, he was making close to double my salary for the past several years.'

'My team and I asked for what I know I deserve and were denied repeatedly.,' she said.

An E! spokesperson said at the time that gender inequality was not the cause and that E! 'compensates employees fairly and appropriately based on their roles, regardless of gender.' 

Messing wore a black outfit designed by Christian Siriano for the annual awards show hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

Messing wore a black outfit designed by Christian Siriano for the annual awards show hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

E!s Catt Sadler left the network after 12 years after learning that her co-host Jason Kennedy, pictured with her in November, earned almost double what she was paid

E!s Catt Sadler left the network after 12 years after learning that her co-host Jason Kennedy, pictured with her in November, earned almost double what she was paid

75TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS WINNERS - FILM 

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Call Me by Your Name

Dunkirk

The Post

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

The Disaster Artist

Get Out

The Greatest Showman

I, Tonya

Lady Bird - WINNER

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER

Meryl Streep, The Post

Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

Tom Hanks, The Post

Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour - WINNER

Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul

Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird - WINNER

Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes

Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker

Best Director

Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water - WINNER

Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Ridley Scott, All The Money in the World

Steven Spielberg, The Post

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes

Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver

James Franco, The Disaster Artist - WINNER

Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

 Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

Hong Chau, Downsizing

Allison Janney, I, Tonya - WINNER

Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name

Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" - WINNER

Best Original Score in a Motion Picture

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The Shape of Water - WINNER

Phantom Thread

The Post

Dunkirk

Best Original Song

Home from Ferdinand

Mighty River from Mudbound

Remember Me from Coco

The Star from The Star

"This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman - WINNER

Best Screenplay in a Motion Picture

The Shape of Water

Lady Bird

The Post

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - WINNER

Molly's Game

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language

A Fantastic Woman

First They Killed My Father

In the Fade - WINNER

Loveless

The Square

Best Animated Feature Film

 The Boss Baby

The Breadwinner

Ferdinand

Coco - WINNER

Loving Vincent

 

 

 

 

 

 

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