Because it steroytypes what people already feel is an elitist industry into elites arguing over 30 million during a pandemic where tens of thousands of people worldwide are dying everyday. No one is saying that she doesnt have a case. And why is it Justice? Because she filed a lawsuit? You presume its a valid one. I don't know why. I had a lawsuit filed against me and she lost. It wasn't valid. Many presumed it was. To bad for them.
I’d argue another aspect of this is that it’s not like Disney’s bank account is some small thing here either; Johansson may be an “elite” actress, but the CEOs, Producers, and primary stockholders are “elite” as well.
And as Johansson’s case is effectively going to be setting precedent for the non-elite workers, this is a bit like when people get upset at the handful of super-successful football players are at the forefront of fighting for *all* the football players.
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It's justice no matter who wins. That's how justice usually (not always) works.
But let's suppose a hypothetical. Suppose Disney is found to have acted illegally in some fashion.
I will have considerably less than 1% when i die of what ScarJo will make from this one movie. Again, assuming Disney is found to have acted improperly and ScarJo wins, it assists in establishing legal precedent. That means that if my company behaves in a similar way, they can be held liable under that precedent. I don't have the money to file a suit to establish precedent, but ScarJo does. And I can benefit from the precedent her suit establishes because it won't cost me nearly as much to prove that the same violation of my contract.
Or let's suppose Disney wins, that means I save even more money, because I can be advised that courts have already found a case like mine is without merit and I won't bother,
We all win with this sort of clarifying lawsuit,
All of this could be true. For me this is neither the time or place for these people to be doing this but we have gone around and around on this. Its a black mark on an industry that doesnt need any right now. Its her choice to go down this road at this time. If you think she is doing this for the welfare of everyone well, ok. There are other actresses in the sea. Filing a lawsuit doesn't make her anything special or right. Sometimes lawyers give bad advice.
I think she's doing this for her and no one else. I also think society in general benefits no matter how it turns out. Certainly more than if this wasn't happening at all.
I also think Peter Jackson should have sued over LotR residuals no matter who won
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