Arden Cho is opening up about her reasons for leaving the Teen Wolf franchise behind.
The actress starred as Kira Yukimura in the MTV series, which is now being turned into a movie with many of the original stars also returning.
However, Arden is sitting the movie out and in a new interview, confirmed what many fans thought the reason was – she was paid less than her peers for her role.
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During her interview with The Cut, Arden addressed the issue about her declining to join the movie because of pay disparity.
“I think I was actually offered even less,” she clarified about the report before adding that she, nor any of her team, shared that information with anyone. “I probably would’ve never shared it.”
Arden added of the situation, “Sometimes you don’t have a choice to say ‘no.’ Sometimes you just need it. You’ve got bills to pay. I wasn’t saying ‘no’ necessarily for me or because I was angry. I was saying ‘no’ because I hope that there will be more equality in the future.”
She also agrees that this isn’t an isolated incident, and cites that “off the top of my head, think of over 10 Asian American actors I know who were paid significantly less than their counterparts.”
In addition to Arden, Dylan O’Brien is also not returning for the movie, and many fans think it could be due to the pay disparity.
However, Dylan has shared another reason for not returning.
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