Catt Sadler confirms she left E! News over a pay dispute, says male co-anchor Jason Kennedy was "making double my salary"

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Sadler tells People magazine she was “informed and made aware that my male equivalent at the network who I started with the same year and have come up with doing essentially similar jobs, if not the same job, wasn’t just making a little bit more than me but was making double my salary and has been for several years,” adding “that was really hard to swallow.” She said she tried to come to a “reasonable” agreement with E! for a contract extension, but the cable network declined. In a statement, E! said: “E! compensates employees fairly and appropriately based on their roles, regardless of gender. We appreciate Catt Sadler’s many contributions at E! News and wish her all the best following her decision to leave the network.” ALSO: Jennifer Lawrence to Sadler: “Thank you Catt for sharing your story.”