Emmy Rossum says she was doing "what felt right" when fighting for equal pay on Shameless
The Angelyne actor discusses her exit from the Showtime series and her upcoming show on the 1980s LA icon in a new interview

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Way back in 2018, Emmy Rossum made a shocking announcement to Shameless fans: The ninth season would be her last time playing the series lead, Fiona Gallagher. This came after the actor had won a contract negotiation battle for higher salary, which presumably ensured regular viewers that she would be on the Showtime favorite for a bit longer. In a new interview, Rossum revisits her fight for wage parity on Shameless, and her decision to leave the series for her upcoming dream project, Peacock’s Angelyne.
“I certainly was never trying to make any kind of grand political statement,” Rossum tells The Hollywood Reporter after being asked about her contract negotiations on Shameless.