‘Riverdale’ Star Vanessa Morgan Reveals She’s Paid Less Than White Co-Stars

Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan took to Twitter in the wake of George Floyd‘s death to reveal that she is paid less than her white co-stars on the television series. She not only discussed the unequal pay, but expressed frustration with how black characters did not receive a main storyline.

In her post on May 31, Morgan said, “Tired of how black people are portrayed in the Media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people. Tired of us also being used as side kick non dimensional characters to our white leads. Or only used in the white ads for diversity but not actually in the show. It starts with the media. I’m not being quiet anymore.”