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Tom Hardy offers to pay wages of crew on Guy Ritchie series after company failure (www.standard.co.uk)

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Tom Hardy stepped in to help the crew of Guy Ritchie’s new TV series The Associate after a construction company went into liquidation.

The Venom star, 47, recently filmed scenes for the series in London when about 50 freelance building workers were left unpaid.

According to The Times, the company contracted to build the sets went bust, leaving £250,000 in wages outstanding just before Christmas.

The company’s chief executive reportedly informed workers last week that their pay would likely be delayed until after the New Year, causing widespread distress.

It wasn’t until Hardy stepped in and offered to cover the workers’ wages that Paramount intervened to resolve the issue and ensure payments were arranged.

A source told the news outlet: “He offered to [pay], but the production and Paramount have sorted the payment.”

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 hours ago

“Millionaire shames billionaires by paying wages owed to people who work for a living to make them all rich.”

Fair play to Tom Hardy, but it’s sad that just doing the most basic level of the right thing is so celebrated.