10 Controversies Netflix Wants You To Forget
3. The Crown's Equal Pay Dispute
2016's The Crown looks at the events that shaped the last fifty years of the twentieth century after Queen Elizabeth II was crowned as monarch of the United Kingdom. Set across several decades of her reign, and with the queen herself as the central character, it's no surprise that the real Queen is not fond of this dramatisation of real-life events that her famously private family have lived through.
What is surprising is that, while the Queen is the focal character, her actress was not the highest paid role on the roster. Originally played by Claire Foy (Olivia Coleman took over in season 3), it was soon discovered that this actress was earning significantly less than her co-star. Matt Smith, who played Prince Phillip in the show, was able to negotiate a higher pay cheque when signing up to the show after his run as the titular role in Doctor Who.
With the outrage quickly turning this from one actor being a bigger name than another into a full-blown gender equality issue, the show's production company issued and apology and vowed that nobody would be paid more than the Queen from season 3 onwards.