Aaron Paul attends the premiere of HBO’s “Westworld” Season 4 in June 2022.Photo:Taylor Hill/Getty Images
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Aaron Paulhas revealed that he “doesn’t get a piece” of residuals fromNetflixforBreaking Bad.
“I don’t get a piece from Netflix onBreaking Badto be totally honest and that’s insane to me, you know what I mean,” Paul toldEntertainment Tonight Canada.
“Shows live forever on these streamers and it goes through waves,” he continued. “And I just saw the other day thatBreaking Badwas trending on Netflix, and it’s just such common sense, and I think a lot of these streamers, they know they have been getting away with not paying people just fair wage and now it’s time to pony up, and that’s just one of the things we’re fighting for.”
Paul starred as Jesse Pinkman in the award-winning series, which is now a fixture on Netflix, for five seasons. He also reprised his role in the show’s Netflix original sequel film,El Camino, and the final season of the show’s spin-off,Better Call Saul, which also airs on the streaming service.
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul picket at the SAG-AFTRA Strike at Sony, Los Angeles, California on 29 Aug 2023.Robin Marshall/Shutterstock
Robin Marshall/Shutterstock
Representatives forNetflixdid not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
His costar Cranston, 67, — who played Walter White onBreaking Bad,El Caminoand in two episodes ofBetter Call Saul— also gave a speech while standing with Paul and others outside Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles.
Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) in Breaking Bad.Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC
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“Their attempts to instill AI as a normal operating procedure is literally dehumanizing the workforce and it’s not good for society, it’s not good for our environment, it’s not good for working class families, it’s just not good.”
SAG-AFTRAwent on strikein July after failed contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Among the negotiations, the union is vying for better pay and protection from new AI technology.
source: people.com
