Catt Sadler Leaves E! Entertainment, Saying a Male Co-Host Earned Twice as Much
News” five nights a week, Mr. Kennedy co-hosts “Live From the Red Carpet,” one of the network’s most
lucrative programs, while Ms. Sadler was one of three hosts of “Daily Pop” and co-hosted “E!
“As much as I wanted to stay, I do know my worth, I do know the inner workings of the network, and I just wanted what was fair and reasonable.”
The network, which is owned by NBC, rejected the allegation
that it paid Ms. Sadler less because she is a woman, saying in a statement that it “compensates employees fairly and appropriately based on their roles, regardless of gender.”
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Entertainment, she was a co-host of two shows, “Daily Pop” during the day and the network’s flagship “E!
Ms. Sadler said she had taken on substantial new responsibilities when “Daily Pop” was introduced.
spokeswoman said Ms. Sadler’s and Mr. Kennedy’s roles were not comparable.