Without commenting on quality of the journalism here nor making any judgements about the normative economics [1] of the situation described: Hollywood actors s

Without commenting on quality of the journalism here nor making any judgements about the normative economics [1] of the situation described: Hollywood actors salaries (or those of sports stars, or CEOs, or authors of best sellers or pop stars) are a known thing so you don't write a 'news' story about the magnitude they have obtained. AI researchers making large sums is not widely known so is 'news' and of interest to readers. [1] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/normativeeconomics.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/normativeeconomics.asp