Demi Moore has recently opened up about experiencing sexist wage gap in Hollywood.

Speaking on The New York Times’ The Interview podcast, Demi recalled facing public backlash after demanding a $12.5 million salary for her role in the 1996 movie Striptease at the time.

“Well, with ‘Striptease,’ it was as if I had betrayed women, and with ‘G.I. Jane,’ it was as if I had betrayed men,” remarked the actress.

However, Demi said, “I think the interesting piece is that when I became the highest-paid actress — why is it that, at that moment, the choice was to bring me down?”

The actress mentioned, “I don’t take this personally. I think anyone who had been in the position that was the first to get that kind of equality of pay would probably have taken a hit.”

“But because I did a film that was dealing with the world of stripping and the body, I was extremely shamed,” pointed out Demi.

While talking about equal pay at the time, the actress revealed, “It’s no different than when I did the cover for Vanity Fair pregnant,” she told the podcast, referring to the now-iconic 1991 cover shot by Annie Leibovitz.

Demi added, “I didn’t understand why it was such a big deal, why women when they were pregnant needed to be hidden?”

Meanwhile, Demi can next be seen in new body-horror movie, The Substance, which will be released in theatres on September 20.