Jason Isaacs confirms ‘very low' salary for The White Lotus
Despite being a big Hollywood star, the actor confirmed rumours that every member of the cast received the same wage for the third season of the TV show. Jason, who played Timothy Ratliff, told Vulture that the modest paycheck had no impact on his desire to join the cast. 'I didn't know that was public knowledge. That's absolutely true," he replied when asked to comment on rumours about the pay, which was considered small for such a popular show. 'Generally actors don't talk about pay in public because it's ridiculously disproportionate to what we do..."
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