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Bryce Dallas Howard lamented about being paid “so much less” than Chris Pratt on the Jurassic World sequels and how he advocated for pay equity.

Speaking with Insider , the daughter of director Ron Howard did not reveal the exact dollar amount she received versus Pratt (initial reports said $8 million and $10 million, respectively), but said the actor helped to negotiate pay equity on the Jurassic World ancillary materials.

“The reports were so interesting because I was paid so much less than the reports even said, so much less,” Howard said. “When I started negotiating for ‘Jurassic,’ it was 2014 and it was a different world, and I was at a great disadvantage. And, unfortunately, you have to sign up for three movies and so your deals are set.”

“What I will say is that Chris and I have discussed it, and whenever there was an opportunity to move the needle on stuff that hadn’t been already negotiated, like a game or a ride, he literally told me, ‘You guys don’t even have to do anything. I’m gonna do all the negotiating. We’re gonna be paid the same and you don’t have to think about this, Bryce,’” she added.

“I love him so much for doing that,” Howard concluded. “I really do, because I’ve been paid more for those kinds of things than I ever was for the movie.”

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The Jurassic World franchise took home well over $1 billion in global box office sales collectively and revitalized the franchise originally launched by Steven Spielberg in 1993.

The daughter of director Ron Howard also advocated for abortion rights following the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade .

“I am devastated for the people whose freedom has been ripped away,” she said in an Instagram post this past June. “The families and individuals who will be affected. I am heartbroken for the senseless losses that will inevitably come when people are refused lifesaving medical care.⁣”

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Topline

Nine Kansas counties will recount votes this week for the state’s ballot measure on abortion rights, a longshot effort after the measure failed in a landslide vote—which is short of the statewide recount that anti-abortion advocates had wanted, as they couldn’t put up enough money to fund recounts in every county.

Key Facts

Big Number

165,389. That’s how many votes the ballot measure was defeated by, according to the Kansas Secretary of State’s office, as 59% of voters were against the constitutional amendment and 41% were in favor. Leavitt, a self described “advocate for election integrity,” alleged on the recount’s fundraising page she has “seen data” suggesting there are “irregularities” in the vote totals, but has not elaborated on that claim, and there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the Kansas election supporting her allegations.

Contra

The recount effort isn’t supported by the Value Them Both Coalition, which led the campaign to pass the constitutional amendment. “Every citizen has the right to request recounts, but our focus is now on moving the cause of life forward in Kansas—not looking back to August 2nd,” a spokesperson told Fox 4.

Surprising Fact

The recount will be the first on a statewide ballot measure in Kansas in 30 years, Kansas state elections director Bryan Caskey told the AP after the recount was first requested.

Key Background

The Kansas ballot measure vote marked the first major test of voters’ sentiments on abortion rights following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24. Kansas is one of an increasingly few majority-Republican states where abortion remains legal, as the Kansas Supreme Court has previously upheld protections for the procedure, keeping lawmakers from passing any new bans. If the constitutional amendment had passed, it would have nullified that court ruling and paved the way for new restrictions. The ballot measure’s landslide failure—a surprise result, after polls projected the amendment would narrowly succeed—has been viewed as a sign of voters’ overwhelming support for abortion rights and aversion to abortion bans, even in states where the GOP dominates. The Kansas election could be a harbinger of votes to come, as more abortion-related ballot measures and races that could shape state and federal abortion policies will be on ballots across the country in November.

Further Reading

Abortion foes tap credit cards to get partial Kansas recount (Associated Press)

Kansas plans to recount abortion amendment vote, despite proposal’s landslide defeat (Kansas City Star)

Kansas to recount abortion vote by hand, despite big margin (Associated Press)

Republican group’s credit card was offered to pay for Kansas abortion amendment recount (Kansas City Star)

Abortion Will Remain Legal In Kansas As Ballot Measure To Amend Constitution Fails (Forbes)