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Demi Moore defends her record-breaking payday for ‘Striptease’.
October 5, 2026, updated 9:08 PM ET
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At Step Up’s 2026 Inspiration Awards in Los Angeles on September 26, the 63-year-old actress talked about the need for fairness rather than fighting for one’s worth.
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‘Why shouldn’t I get what I deserve?’
Demi Moore said standing up for herself helped her get her record-breaking salary.
“I think language is really important. And I think when we look at something as a fight, I think that opposition breeds opposition. So I don’t think I was looking at it as a fight for anything,” Moore said Mediator Danielle Robe. “It was just asking the question why not? Why shouldn’t I get what I deserve? If I’ve earned it, I shouldn’t just be given it.”
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‘The only option was to bring me down’
Demi Moore said she got a lot of feedback for ‘Striptease’.
Moore became the world’s highest-paid actress in 1996 when she received $12.5 million streap teaseAn e-dancer comedy directed by Andrew Bergmanco-author of flaming sticks. There was a lot of criticism of pay checks at that time. Moore and Bergman were honored as Worst Actress and Worst Director at that year’s Golden Raspberry Awards.
“Because I had done a film that dealt with the world of undress and the body, I was extremely embarrassed,” Moore said. the new York Times podcast “Interview” in 2024. “I think what’s interesting is that when I became the highest paid actress, why was the choice made to bring me down at that time?”
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‘I don’t take it personally’
Demi Moore said that any woman who broke that record would likely attract the same amount of heat.
He said the attention was probably inevitable.
“I don’t take it personally,” she insisted. “I think anyone who was in that position and was the first person to get this kind of pay parity would probably have been shocked.”
‘It was like taking a stand versus having a fight’
Demi Moore received an Academy Award nomination for ‘The Substance’ in 2024.
Moore said her willingness to stand up for herself helped make that payday possible.
“Sometimes if we ask the right questions, we’ll get the answers,” Moore explained to Robey. “But if we don’t ask questions, we won’t be able to move the needle. So for me, it was about taking a stand rather than a fight.”
Her career recovered from the film and she received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for her work as an aging celebrity in 2024. Substance.