'Riverdale' Actor Vanessa Morgan Says She's the Show's "Only Black Series Regular but Paid the Least"

"To the six year old me who had no role model that looked like me on TV. This is for you"

Vanessa Morgan in 'Riverdale'

BY Josiah HughesPublished Jun 4, 2020

Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan, who plays Toni Topaz on the show, has spoken out against the ways Black people are misrepresented in the media. In a string of tweets, she railed against Hollywood's hypocrisy and also revealed that she's paid the least out of her castmates.

Morgan started when she opened up about Hollywood's unfair roles for Black actors:


When that post was widely shared, she responded by vowing to take a firmer stance when choosing future roles:
 

 


Morgan went on to ask her fans not to take this out on her co-stars, who don't have anything to do with the inner workings of the show:
 

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