During the COVID-19 shutdown, not only are regular 9-5 people out of work and scrambling to find when their next paycheck will come from, it appears that entertainers seem to be in the same boat, at least according to Gabrielle Union.
The actress and wife of retired NBA star Dwyane Wade recently stated on Instagram Live with model Sharam Diniz that many Black entertainers are just a couple of paychecks away from financial ruin.
“For all of the Oprah’s and the people who have just a lot a lot a lot a lot of money, most of us are one or two checks away from not having money to pay for all of our things, you know what I mean? So this stoppage of work and money is impacting marginalized celebrities the most,” she said.
The actress continued: “I think a lot of people need to understand the difference between fame and having money. And I think this quarantine is really revealing a lot in terms of – there’s a lot of people who are famous that don’t have wealth.”
Union thought her words might be taken out of context, so she further explained herself on Twitter.
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CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers hinted about a lot of players living paycheck to paycheck earlier this year.
“I would say out of 450 players … 150 probably are living paycheck to paycheck,” McCollum said on April 6 during The Boardroom with former NBA player Jay Williams.
