Reese Witherspoon responds to her and Jennifer Aniston’s $20mn paycheck flak

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are soaring high with the success of their series The Morning Show, however, the one thing people aren't too happy about is their hefty paycheck.

Defending their $2 million paycheck per episode, the 43-year-old Legally Blonde star questioned why the sum was difficult to digest as they were getting paid for a reason.

"There seemed to be a resentment, as if we weren't worth it or it was bothersome, and I thought, 'Why is that bothersome?',” she told The Hollywood Reporter. 

"I guarantee these companies are real smart, and if they agree to pay us, they're doing it for a reason. They probably had a lot of lawyers and a lot of business people decide on that number because they knew that they were going to make more than that back,” she added.

“Does it bother people when Kobe Bryant or LeBron James make their contract?,” she said further.