#stitch with @d3adtime Disney fires back at Scarlet! #disney #disneyplus #marvel #mcu #blackwidow #D3ADTIME

Today it was announced that Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for breach of contract. So last night Disney responded to Scarlett's lawsuit, and their response is just dripping with gaslighting and misogyny. I mean, in this variety article, they're quoted as saying the lawsuit is sad and distressing. That's like that move that parents do when they're like, "I'm disappointed in you." But the way that they tried to fold this back onto Scarlett and paint her as the villain in this is pretty bad. They said her lawsuit has no merit whatsoever, and that it's sad and distressing and it's callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of COVID-19 pandemic. So they want the public to believe that Scarlett was like, "I don't care if people weren't gonna die. You should have been in theaters." That is not what the lawsuit is about. Those contracts were made during a time where Marvel at the box office dominates all. Scarlett has people who work for her. When that contract was being negotiated, they were breaking down exactly how much conceivably that should bring her, and then the world changed. And the actual wasn't an option. But Disney found a way to still make money, but at the same time were like, "It's not in your contract, so..." Disney also revealed that she's suing for $50 million, and stated that she's already received $20 million for her work. Wait, let me depict that last part in the way that they intend it. She wants $50 million? We've already paid her $20. What's wrong with this, bro? You see, typically women make far less in the industry than men. There have been several male actors who were paid $20 million just upfront having nothing to do with back-end residuals. To my recollection, there has never been a woman who has paid $20 million. So they're looking at it like, "She got $20 million. That's a lot for a chick. Why, why, why, she got a problem?" Because she could and should have made more. That's why. Then mentioned that the Disney+ with premiere access significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation. But never clarified if her contract was renegotiated so she could share in those streaming rental revenues. And again, when that contract was originally done, that whole premiere access wasn't a thing. So even if there was stuff in there about streaming, it was based on like normal subscription, not like additional fee, etc. Now, Paramount is a different company with the whole quiet place too thing in John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. But I don't see the press or Paramount shitting on them. The Disney's legal team felt real comfortable taking shots at Scarlett here, and that is troubling.