Asian actors paid less than white actors on Hawaii Five-0. So they quit.

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Stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park have departed CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0.” Their characters, Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakaua, will not appear in the upcoming eighth season. The characters’ absence will be referenced in the season premiere.

Sources tell Variety that Park and Kim had been seeking pay equality with stars Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan, but were unable to reach satisfactory deals with CBS Television Studios, which produces the series. CBS’s final offer to Kim and Park was believed to have been 10-15% lower than what O’Loughlin and Caan make in salary. O’Laughlin and Caan each have deals that also provide them percentage points on the show’s back end.


http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/daniel-dae-kim-grace-park-hawaii-five-0-1202484329/

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1. The same old crap. What is it that they think POCs should be paid less than white actors?

Well, we already know the answer to that.

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2. Yeah, same old crap. On a show called HAWAII five-0, no less.

I lived in Hawaii for over a decade. Almost never saw a white cop. But on TV, it seems that only white people inhabit the islands.

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3. Yep. It never ends.

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4. CBS Mother Julie Chen to the rescue?

I think not.