Scarlett Johansson is regarded among the most talented actors in Hollywood, portraying some excellent roles over the years. The beautiful diva has swooned her fans with grace and thrilling action sequences. The actress is known for her versatility in her acting and a badass attitude. The actress started her career at the young age of 9, and till now, she has received nominations for two Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

Johansson’s mother had been her manager since she made her acting debut as a child actress. However, after years of working alongside her mother, the actress replaced her with another agent in 2009.

Scarlett Johansson’s mother Melanie Sloan went through a financial struggle after being fired

The Black Widow actress fired her mother as her manager in 2009. As per ABC News, Sloan started experiencing financial issues in 2012. When Johansson was pregnant with her second child, she dropped her mother and replaced her with a professional agent, Rick Yorn. The agent also represents stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Timberlake, and Cameron Diaz.

Johansson’s mother Sloan claimed in late 2011 that she could no longer afford the $1.4 million Manhattan apartment, which she signed a contract to buy just three weeks prior. Due to the lack of resources, she decided to not buy the apartment and sued the landlords for her $130,000 deposit in January 2012. She alleged that she no longer has sufficient income to obtain a mortgage. 

Adam Leitman Bailey, the lawyer for the sellers, shared with ABC News, 
“I don’t understand how someone’s financial situation changes so quickly. We think she’s committing fraud and we believe she is not due the deposit back.”

Scarlett Johansson with her mother
Scarlett Johansson’s mother emailed her agent Troy Bailey about leftover royalties under her daughter’s employ. She wrote,
“Do you know if there are any further Moët or D&G payments next year? Scarlett said there was something due.”
Sloan thought she would be receiving some funds in residuals from her daughter, hence, she had sent the mail via The New York Post.

The agent replied that the only payment due in 2012 was $250,000 from Moët, from which Sloan would receive $25,000. But i5 was not enough for her to afford the apartment.

Why Scarlett Johansson fired her mother as her manager?

Jojo Rabbit fame Scarlett Johansson shared with Vanity Fair about the reason she fired her mom Melanie Sloan. She was her manager until 2009, but Johansson felt she needed to move independently away from her family after her first marriage to Ryan Reynolds, as per the New York Post in 2008. She said,
“Once I got married, I felt that I needed to cut the cord.”

Scarlett Johansson with Ryan Reynolds
There is no animosity between Johansson and her mother. According to a Daily News source, the Iron Man fame thought that her mother Sloan’s legal woes in 2012 were due to her extravagant lifestyle. She did not want to support her mother’s lavish life. Despite parting ways professionally, Johansson and her mother share a close bond.

Source-ABC News