The five original stars of popular sitcom Big Bang Theory have agreed to take small pay cuts in order to provide raises for series costars Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch.
Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg, were earning $1 million per episode, while Bialik and Rauch were earning $200,000. The stars will now earn $900,000 per episode in order to make their costars pay more equitable.
Network insiders say contract negotiations are still ongoing, but Bialik and Rauch are expected to earn near $450,000 per episode going forward.
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