Lowe Slams Sorkin

Actor [Rob Lowe](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/rob-lowe) quit drama series [The West Wing](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/the-west-wing) because he felt slighted by the show's creator, [Aaron Sorkin](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/aaron-sorkin), over the size of his role and the money he was making.

Lowe was irked when his role as a WHITE HOUSE staffer in the hit TV show was cut back and he continued to take home $70,000 (GBP43,750) an episode, while co-star [Martin Sheen](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/martin-sheen), who plays the president, got a raise to $300,000 (GBP187,500) a show.

Lowe tells America's TV GUIDE, "Why didn't (Sorkin) know how much I loved him, how much I loved that show? Why didn't he love me like I loved him? It's weird, considering it's another man, but that's as close as I can put it."

Lowe also says the show would not accommodate requests for time off. He recalls a meeting at which producers scolded him for an attendance record that showed he'd been late a total of 17 hours.

He adds, "I was spied on. No other cast member had a meeting like that."

Though his decision to leave earlier this year (03) was seen as a bad career move, Lowe landed on his feet as star and executive producer of new legal drama THE LYON'S DEN.

06/10/2003 03:18