Here are some photos of Jeremy Renner last night in NYC, where he attended the “One Life/Live Them” launch event for Remy Martin. A lot of you were never into Renner to begin with, and some of you liked him at one point but have, over the years, stopped liking him. Personally, I no longer have any love for him, but I do enjoy writing about him because his interviews are crazy, his personal life is a mess and he seems to have some deep issues with women. When Renner was at this event last night, Business Insider asked him about Jennifer Lawrence’s recent essay about wage inequality and how he (Renner) was paid so much more for American Hustle than his female costars (J-Law and Amy Adams). They asked him if he, like Bradley Cooper, would be willing to negotiate alongside actresses so that their pay would be equal for equal time. His answers were… not good.

Business Insider asked Jeremy Renner, who also starred in “American Hustle,” if he would also be willing to negotiate alongside his female co-stars on future projects [like Bradley Cooper]. He also was paid more than Adams and Lawrence for his role in the film, according to a Sony email leaked during the hack on the company.

“That’s not my job,” Renner said. “I don’t know contracts and money and all that sort of stuff.”

Adding he fully supports actresses receiving equal pay as actors, he said he’s more focused on his craft than what everyone is making.

“I’m a performer and I know human behavior. When it comes to that sort of stuff I let other people deal with that,” said the two-time Oscar nominee. “I do what I’m good at, that’s what I focus on.”

It should be noted that actors and actresses are rarely involved in the negotiating process and leave the deals to agents, managers, and lawyers. This is evident, as most of the actresses who have spoken out recently about the wage disparity issue have noted that they only learned about how much more their male actors were paid long after they worked on the film. Cooper also told Reuters, “Usually you don’t talk about the financial stuff, you have people.”

[From Business Insider]

I’m genuinely glad that people have started asking male actors these questions too, and for that, I have to sort of give it to Bradley Cooper. Yes, this particular conversation is somewhat insular in this very tiny group of actors, but the baby steps are important. Props to B-Coop for taking a few days to think about Jennifer Lawrence’s essay and what he could do change things and coming up with a solution. Doesn’t B-Coop look even better now, especially given Renner’s words? As for what Renner says… it’s his right to not engage. It’s his right to not make a statement about wage equality. It’s his right to not care about the sisterhood and how Hollywood mistreats the ladies. But it’s our right to think that he’s a douche.

I’ll also say this: I’m sure this is how many men feel about money issues. As in, they don’t want to talk about it, they don’t want to acknowledge any wage inequality whatsoever.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.