Octavia Spencer: LeBron James intervened in getting me equal pay for my Madam C.J. Walker Netflix series

TMZ

The NBA superstar is producing the eight-part limited series starring Spencer as Madam C.J. Walker, who became one of the first female self-made millionaires in the United States as a black hair care pioneer. "I have to say, when I was negotiating my deal for Madam C.J., LeBron James had to intervene," Spencer says of her salary.