Hollywood Millionaires Demand to be Paid Equally

Mike Ciandella | February 23, 2015
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Patricia Arquette used her acceptance speech at the Oscars on Feb. 22 to promote the myth that women in the workplace are largely paid less than men for the same jobs.

Patricia Arquette is worth $24 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez, who were shown cheering wholeheartedly for Arquette, are worth $45 million and $300 million, respectively.

“To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation,” Arquette said, after thanking the Academy and her costars, “we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all. And equal rights for women in the United States of America.”

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