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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'White Lotus' Star Has Candid Response to 'Very Low' Payday Reports
White Lotus star Jason Isaacs made it known how he really feels about being paid 'a very low price' for his starring role in the third season of HBO's juggernaut drama. Isaacs revealed during an interview with Vulture that, due to the show's equal pay initiative, he and the rest of his co-stars earned just $40,000 per episode. That means they made around $320,000 each for the season, but while that might sound like a hefty payday, Isaacs noted that's actually 'a very low price' for such a high-profile gig. 'I didn't know that was public knowledge. That's absolutely true,' Isaacs said when asked about the equal pay initiative. 'Generally, actors don't talk about pay in public because it's ridiculously disproportionate to what we do—putting on makeup and funny voices—and just upsets the public. But compared to what people normally get paid for big television shows, that's a very low price. But the fact is, we would have paid to be in it. We probably would have given a body part.'When asked if he felt it was unfair that he and veteran co-stars like Parker Posey and Walton Goggins were making the same amount as the show's newcomers, like Sarah Catherine Hook and Aimee Lou Wood, Isaacs made his position clear. 'Do I mind that I wasn't paid more than other people? I never work for money,' he said. 'I've done all right. People will think I have huge stockpiles of money, but sadly, what I've done rather immaturely is expand my outgoings to match my incomings and pretty much spent everything I've earned over the years.' Season three of The White Lotus is available to stream on HBO Max.'White Lotus' Star Has Candid Response to 'Very Low' Payday Reports first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 17, 2025
The Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
White Lotus star breaks industry taboo by revealing salaries
Jason Isaacs confirmed that the cast of HBO 's The White Lotus received a "very low" salary of $40,000 per episode, which he said was low compared to other big TV shows. Isaacs stated that the entire cast "would have paid to be in it," emphasising that the opportunity was more valuable than the compensation. Each actor in the main cast of Season 3 received the same, regardless of their star power or experience. Producer David Bernard revealed that the equal pay structure was implemented in the first season due to budget constraints and ensures actors are motivated by the project itself. Season 3 of The White Lotus featured an ensemble cast including Isaacs, Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, and others, and is expected to receive multiple Emmy nominations.
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Unfollowed: Why it feels like such a snub when someone stops following you on Instagram
With more of our lives now spent on social media platforms, what happens online can have real world impact for both individuals and celebrities Today at 21:30 It's easy to create a narrative in your head when you notice it happens to you or to someone else – especially celebrities. Have they fallen out? Are they no longer speaking? Did their thumb just slip when they were scrolling and they got too embarrassed to rectify it? Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins captivated audiences in season three of The White Lotus, which aired earlier this year, as they played doomed lovers at the five-star Thai resort. By all accounts, the actors grew to love each other too – platonically, at least.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Dangerous 1980s trend being brought back by Hollywood that could lead to a generation of cancer patients
Cigarettes are making a comeback. While the number of Americans who smoke is at an all-time low, cigarettes seem to be popping up all over Hollywood and on movie screens. Dakota Johnson, Walton Goggins, Sabrina Carpenter and Phoebe Dynevor are just some of the celebrities lighting up for the cameras. And while it may only be their characters who have the bad habit, experts tell that on-screen smoking could slow or even 'reverse' decades of progress. Just one in 10 American adults regularly smokes, a significant dip from 40 percent in the 1960s, when the habit was seen as fashionable and a status symbol. And just four percent of children and teens have picked up a cigarette compared to one in three in the 1990s. While cigarettes were once considered a common prop in old school cinema, they started being phased out of media around the 1970s. And in the past decade, networks and streaming services have faced mounting pressure to remove tobacco imagery from programs geared toward young people. But recent research shows smoking on screen has up to doubled in the past several years, especially in shows geared toward Gen Z and Gen Alpha, even after filmmaking giants like Netflix promised to scale back. And celebrities perpetuating the habit could shield young people from the known health risks, as they can afford access to top-shelf plastic surgery and treatments to ward off the consequences. Dr Nzinga Harrison, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Eleanor Health, told 'Extensive research has shown a clear link between the portrayal of smoking in media and increased likelihood of smoking initiation, particularly among adolescents and young adults. 'While smoking rates are at historic lows, especially among teens, re-normalization of smoking through popular culture could slow or even reverse this progress by increasing its perceived social acceptability.' In 2022, the latest data available, 11.6 percent of US adults reported smoking cigarettes, a 65 percent drop from 42.6 percent in 1965. More recently, rates among adults have fallen 17 percent in the last five years. And the youth smoking rate in 2022 was just 3.8 percent, down 86 percent from the late 1990s. Rates started falling around 1964 after the US Surgeon General released the first report on what are now well-established health risks like lung cancer, heart disease and dental decay. Cigarette ads were banned from TV and radio a few years later in 1971, and public spaces started implementing 'no smoking' rules in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Starting in 2007, the Motion Picture Association encouraged studios to get rid of smoking from youth-rated films due to pressure from anti-smoking groups. By 2019, Netflix announced it would remove it from all programs rated TV-14 and PG-13 or under. However, recent research paints a different picture. A 2024 report by anti-tobacco group Truth Initiative found the number of tobacco depictions in streaming shows popular among 15- to 24-year-olds doubled in 2022 compared to the year before. This exposed 25million Americans in that age range to on-screen tobacco use. The team found the surge was largely driven by Netflix's 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,' which contained one third of all tobacco depictions. Additionally, the number of tobacco depictions in binge-watched shows nearly quadrupled. Six out of seven streaming networks all had increases in tobacco imagery that year, with the only outlier being NBC. And despite its 2019 initiative for youth programs, Netflix more than doubled its tobacco imagery in 2022 compared to 2021. It also included cigarette use in the film Cobra Kai, which was rated TV-14. About half of the top 15 streaming shows among 15- to 24-year-olds contained tobacco in some form. In 2022, nine out of 10 Best Picture Nominees, except for Barbie, featured some form of tobacco imagery, up from seven the year before. Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist in New York City, told 'When young people see celebrities or popular characters smoking regularly, it can create a misleading impression that smoking is not as harmful as public health campaigns have taught us. 'The media plays a powerful role in shaping social norms. Glorifying or repeatedly showing smoking risks undermining decades of progress in reducing tobacco use, especially among youth.' One 2024 study of high school students found teenagers who never used tobacco or other nicotine products were nearly three times more likely to try them if they saw social media posts of celebrities or influencers using them. And a recent survey from Truth Initiative found 37 percent of adolescents who start smoking do so because they saw depictions of it in movies. Dr Harrison told this website increased smoking portrayal in the media can 'send the message that the behavior is glamorous or harmless.' He added: 'This is particularly misleading because celebrities often have access to elite healthcare, cosmetic procedures, and resources that can mitigate the visible and medical consequences of smoking. 'Most Americans do not have the same safety net as celebrities, leading to increased risk of negative smoking-related health consequences over time.' Smoking is still, for example, responsible for nine in 10 cases of lung cancers, America's deadliest form of the disease. Alpert said preventing health harms from smoking starts with re-examining measures taken decades ago to get cigarettes off the screen. He told this website: 'While it's unrealistic to expect all portrayals to vanish, a more mindful approach from content creators could help—limiting glamorized smoking scenes and including clearer messaging about the harms could prevent smoking from regaining popularity. 'Ultimately, the goal is to protect young people from starting a habit that's difficult to break and carries serious long-term health consequences. Media has the responsibility to balance storytelling with public health awareness, given its significant influence.'
Forbes
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Walmart Unveils Bold Ad Campaign To Update Its Image Starring Walton Goggins
"Walmart, Who Knew?" ad campaign with Walton Goggins Walmart is intent on changing its image from the familiar discount retailer you thought you knew to what it is becoming: a cutting-edge, digitally driven retail leader, all while staying true to its humble, middle-American roots. It does that brilliantly in a new ad campaign, entitled 'Walmart. Who Knew,' featuring The White Lotus star Walton Goggins, whose name makes him the perfect fit for the role. In another custom-made pairing, its soundtrack is The Who's classic rock anthem, 'Who Are You.' 'Walmart's new ad campaign is designed to make consumers rethink their perceptions of the brand,' GlobalData's Neil Saunders shared with me. 'It hits all the right notes. It is funny and engaging, uses great actors and its message actually makes people pause and think.' Walmart began the year with a logo refresh that included a wordmark inspired by founder Sam Walton's original trucker cap, along with a bolder custom font. The change, considered ever so slight by numerous social media commentators, hardly lived up to the promise expressed in a statement by chief marketing officer William White: 'Walmart aims to be an inspirational, digital retailer that provides all the products, brands and services our customers need and want. This update, rooted in the legacy of our founder, Sam Walton, demonstrates our evolving capabilities and longstanding commitment to serve our customers of today and tomorrow.' With the 'Walmart. Who Knew?' campaign, White and his Walmart team have made good on that promise. The one-minute commercial includes a series of four vignettes, starting with Goggins in a sauna he bought from Walmart – 'Who knew?' Next comes a Big Foot tracking adventure, where he orders bear spray online, and a honky-tonk bar scene, where he plays the piano and uses the Walmart app to settle a brewing bar fight. The commercial ends with Goggins and a group of folk dancers clogging, an homage to Walmart's country heritage, spotlighting that Walmart has all the necessary equipment for a folk dance, from dancing shoes, bullhorns to call out steps and accordions for musicians – 'They should call you Walton 'Cloggins.'' A final voiceover says, 'The Walmart you thought you knew is now new.' The commercial succinctly and humorously gets the point across. Walmart carries over half a billion items online and it offers express delivery in as little as one hour. It very effectively invites new and established customers to take a second look at Walmart. The commercial drop also coincides with the launch of a GenAI assistant called Sparky. The 'Ask Sparky' button on the app aids in search, provides product comparisons and synthesizes customer reviews. And more Sparky features will follow – 'It will be multi-modal: able to understand text, images, audio and video.' According to The Little Black Book, Publicis Groupe's Leo Burnett NY, Fallon, Digitas and Contender agencies created the spot, including a Spanish language version headlined by Stephanie Beatriz. Spanish-language "Walmart. Who Knew?" commercial starring Stephanie Beatriz The commercials are available now online and will extend to TV, out-of-home ads and paid social media, including TikTok TopView. It is also inviting Reddit aficionados to post user-generated 'Who Knew' Walmart moments. With a Walmart store now within ten miles of 90% of American consumers, its ubiquitous presence makes it easy to overlook or take for granted. This commercial sends a powerful invitation to consumers to give it another look. 'The wider point is that the ad is not produced in isolation. It is part of an ongoing mission to broaden the appeal of Walmart and it highlights tangible changes the company has made on the ground,' GlobalData's Saunders noted. 'A low-price message is still at the heart of Walmart, but it is now so much more than this. When it comes to online shopping, Amazon is often the default. Walmart is trying to break this habitual thought pattern and is saying, 'Look, we're here – give us a try,' he concluded. See also:
