On the Monday morning after she hosted NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Amy Adams was scheduled to appear on the Today show to promote her latest film Big Eyes. However, her interview was canceled minutes before it was set to take place because she did not want to discuss the recent Sony Pictures hack.
Adams has nothing to do with the recent controversy surrounding The Interview, but emails that were leaked from the Sony hack revealed that Adams and Jennifer Lawrence were paid less than their male co-stars in American Hustle.
The New York Daily News first reported the story and stated that Adams “got aggressive” when producers insisted she talk about the incident. However, other sources, including Deadline and GossipCop, stated that the Daily News “somewhat exaggerated” Adams’ reaction.
The Today show later released a statement:
“As a news program, the Today show doesn’t allow guests to dictate restrictions on interviews. In this case, after hours of discussion we felt uncomfortable with the demands being made and we determined the best course of action for all parties involved was to cancel the interview.”
The Weinstein Company, which is distributing Big Eyes, also released a statement:
“We firmly stand behind Amy Adams. We’ve been lucky enough to have had her talents grace several of our films. We are certain her fellow actors and directors would all agree, she is nothing but the consummate professional both on and off set. Amy decided to speak up for herself and express her disappointment that ‘Today’ would feel the need to ask her a question she did not feel comfortable, and rather than respect her opinion or continue the discussion, the reaction was to pull her appearance from the show.”
