#PayUpHollywood explained: Industry assistants are speaking out about their wages
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood assistants are saying #PayUpHollywood in a new effort to shed light on what they say are exceedingly low wages in the entertainment industry.
A heated public discourse about the pay gap between support staff and those they work for has been raging on social media since last week as assistants shared their horror stories, including ever-growing lists of duties and income so low they can't pay their bills.
Working as an assistant, whether to a Hollywood creative, on a production, or with an agent or any
