SATC Pay Gap Was Ridiculous, and Yes, It's About SJP's $3.2 Mil Paycheck
The famous feud seems to have started over money.
While Sex and the City remains one of the most iconic television shows of all time, the same cannot be said for the current revival, And Just Like That... Fans of the original show really hate the new series. Kim Cattrall's refusal to reprise her role as Samantha has significantly impacted the revival, as her performance was one of the main reasons fans fell in love with the original show over two decades ago.
But why did Cattrall decide not to join Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon for the revival?
It's no secret that Cattrall and Parker have been feuding for quite some time, even causing a delay in the production of Sex and The City 3 in 2017. It appears the two stars didn't see eye to eye, primarily due to a vast difference in their paychecks.
While Parker earned $3.5 million per episode for her final three seasons on the show, Cattrall received only $350,000 a pop, despite Samantha being vital for the show's success. Parker took home $65 million for the final season of Sex and the City, while Cattrall made just $7 million, a gap so huge it must have hurt really bad.
When the movies began production, Cattrall was again paid significantly less than her co-star. This disparity prompted her to permanently retire Samantha's character by refusing to participate in the third film or the revival series.
It seems fans are siding with Cattrall now on this, arguing that the ongoing revival has detracted from the franchise. They feel the main characters have been changed for the worse, and new characters have been given too much attention for no good reason.
With a net worth exceeding $65 million, Cattrall is hardly a pauper. Fans are happy she chose to move on from Samantha and progress in her career rather than remain attached to a character that brought her fame and so much aggravation.
In any event, HBO's producers clearly made the wrong call when they chose not to ensure pay equity between Parker and her co-stars back in the day.