Hollywood gender equality advocate Melissa Silverstein called the reported pay gap “egregious” and “unacceptable”.
Williams, one of the founding members of Time’s Up, the Hollywood-led response to sexual harassment and gender inequality in the workplace, was reportedly not told of Wahlberg’s fee.
The collective’s projects include the establishment of a legal defence fund to assist women in less privileged professions to combat sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces.
In the same interview, Scott said all the actors involved in the reshoot had agreed to do so unpaid.