Seeing as how the show is about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, with Foy playing the main character and most of the action centered around her, people were quite miffed that this seemed to be yet another sign of the gender pay gap.
The trouble started earlier this month when Suzanne Mackie, an executive producer on The Crown, revealed that Claire Foy was paid less than Matt Smith while she spoke at a panel during the INTV conference in Jerusalem.
So miffed, in fact, that the news led for many to call for Smith and Netflix to donate the difference in his and Foy’s pay to Time’s Up, a charity that looks to end sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace.