Claire Foy says she was not offered a salary for The Crown

Actress Claire Foy rejected reports suggesting that she had been offered $ 225,000 ($ 332,000) to settle the 39: Pay gap between the sexes The Crown .

The British star, who was critically acclaimed for her portrayal of a young Queen Elizabeth II on the royal drama, had previously told The Hollywood Reporter that she was Surprise to be at the center of the controversy, after producers of the Netflix series revealed that she was paid less than her co-star Matt Smith, who was playing Prince Philip.

In April, it was reported that the 34-year-old man would receive a check to make up for the lower salary after the general outcry, but Foy insists that she did not discussed the subject of the backlog with the producers.

"It's what has been reported, that I've been paid back," she told Al Arabiya. "I've never talked about it and the producers either, the fact that it's a" fact "is not entirely correct."

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News that star Clarie Foy was paid less than her co-star Matt Smith has caused quite a tumult.

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"Yes, it is Netflix, but it is a British" At the same time as many other people, there was a lot of people. wage inequality in the music industry, in journalism, in all fields. It's in all areas that it's part of a bigger conversation, which is a strange place to meet. "

Foy admits that she is still learning from experience, but she taught him to speak about the larger situation.

" I realized early on that the being quiet or not thinking about it in any way, and not associating with it, would be harmful for me and for many other people, "she says. "That has taught me a lot, and I continue to learn about it, I have not come out on the other side and I know exactly what I'm talking about, I'm still learning so much that anyone else. "

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