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Billy Porter may have to make some sacrifices as the SAG-AFTRA actors strike wages on.
The actor, 53, who is currently starring in the musical “A Strange Loop” in London, criticized media giants and discussed the strike in an interview with the Evening Standard released Saturday.
“The business has evolved. So the contract has to evolve and change, period,” Porter said, referring to the battle with streaming services over residuals.
He added: “To hear (Disney CEO) Bob Iger say that our demands for a living wage are unrealistic? While he makes $78,000 a day?”
Igor recently came under fire for his comments about the actors’ strike and Writers Guild of America strike. “There’s a level of expectation that they have, that is just not realistic. And they are adding to the set of the challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive,” he said on CNBC in July.
Porter continued that despite his perceived fame, he is deeply affected by the strike.
“I have to sell my house,” he said. “Because we’re on strike.
