Suzanne Somers is opening up about one of her career-defining moments. The 74-year-old actress spoke to "Entertainment Tonight" recently and reflected on being fired from the iconic 1977-1984 sitcom "Three's Company" when she asked for a raise.
The incident occurred after Somers had appeared in the first five seasons of the show as Chrissy Snow and when it came time to renegotiate her contract, she asked for a raise that would earn her an amount equal to her male co-star, John Ritter.
Execs, however, were not interested and chose not to re-up the agreement. "So, we went in to renegotiate for year six because we had to, my contract was up," she recalled. "And they fired me.They fired me for asking to be paid commensurate with the men.".
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