Is Gwyneth Paltrow's net worth not as massive as her 'Iron Man' co-star?
The 'Avengers' star recently spoke to Variety about helping the nonprofit LA Kitchen, which seeks to feed thousands of people in the Northeast Los Angeles area. Although it would do little to elevate Gwyneth Paltrow's net worth, the 'Iron Man' actress decided to deliver a speech at a recent fundraiser for the organization and helped raise $200,000 in one evening.
Sometime during her Variety interview, Gwyneth Paltrow was asked about her opinion on the recent federal investigation into Hollywood's discrimination against female directors. The Academy Award winner, whose performance in 'Shakespeare In Love' boosted Gwyneth Paltrow's net worth to new heights in 1998, pointed out that male actors are earning more than their female counterparts.
To make a point, Gwyneth Paltrow called out her 'Iron Man' co-star Robert Downey Jr., who only made one film this year but earned an astonishing $111 million. Gwyneth Paltrow's net worth may be higher than that, but her 2015 earnings are just a small percentage of Tony Stark's.
"Your salary is a way to quantify what you're worth," Paltrow told Variety. "If men are being paid a lot more for doing the same thing, it feels s---tty. Look, nobody is worth the money that Robert Downey Jr. is worth. But if I told you the disparity, you would probably be surprised."
In case you were wondering, Gwyneth Paltrow earned $9 million this year, which she made from her modeling contracts instead of feature films. In comparison to Robert Downey Jr.'s massive paycheck for only doing 'Avengers: Age of Ultron,' Jennifer Lawrence made $52 million for working on two films and several endorsements.
Despite not starring in any movies this year and only earning a small percentage of her 'Iron Man' costar's paycheck, Gwyneth Paltrow's net worth is still at $140 million.
