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Tracee Ellis Ross Sets The Record Straight About Her 'black-ish' Salary: 'there Were Never Any Threats'

Tracee Ellis Ross is setting the record straight about her "Black-ish" salary and alleged threats to cut back her appearances on the hit ABC sitcom if her pay isn't comparable to Anthony Anderson's. THR reported: In the past, it would have been a major faux pas for Chastain to publicly comment on another actress' salary, especially before it had been published. But that's what happened thanks to a recent Time's Up meeting. According to a source who attended, the Wahlberg-Williams discrepancy was discussed at length, as was Tracee Ellis Ross getting paid significantly less than her Black-ish co-star Anthony Anderson. With negotiations for the fifth season ongoing, sources say Ellis Ross feels that if she isn't brought up to Anderson's level, she may opt to appear in fewer episodes to make up the disparity by guesting on another show. The tactic has split opinions within Time's Up, with some worried that it's more a retreat than a forward-looking solution (fitting in extra work

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isn't always feasible, and often an actress wouldn't earn as much guesting as she would as a network star). A network source says a new deal will significantly increase her compensation and cautioned that Anderson and Ellis Ross' roles aren't equal given that he has been attached to Black-ish from the start and is an executive producer. Still, until a few weeks ago, this type of candid conversation would never have taken place outside an actress' agency. She responded by saying "There has been a lot of conversation and speculation the last few days regarding my Black-ish salary. I was in a renegotiation, like many actors find themselves in during the fourth season of a successful show," Ross, 45, began. "I wanted to be compensated in a way that matches my contribution to a show that I love for many reasons, including the opportunity it allows me to reshape what it is to be a fully realized black woman on TV."