Actress Drew Barrymore was harshly criticized by strikers after she resumed taping of her talk show on Monday.
According to an article published in the Hollywood Reporter, several striking writers demonstrated outside CBS studios in New York on Monday to oppose the show’s resumption of filming.
Remember that most American talk shows have had their recordings stopped for four months because their writers have been on strike since May 2nd.
In a message posted on his Instagram account, Drew Barrymore assured that his talk show would not call screenwriters who are members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and that the rules of the two strikes currently paralyzing Hollywood (those of screenwriters) . and those of the actors) are respected during filming.
She also recalled refusing to host the MTV Movie & TV Awards last May as a show of support for WGA members.
“I chose not to attend the MTV, Film and Television Awards because I was the presenter and there was a direct conflict with what the strike denounced, namely the studios, streaming platforms, cinema and television,” wrote the actress and presenter.
“It was also the first week of the strike, so I did what I felt needed to be done at the time to show solidarity with the writers. And to be clear, our talk show ended on April 20th, so we didn’t have to cancel it. However, I also decide to return for the first time in this strike for our show, which bears my name but is more important than me.
The Drew Barrymore Show returns on September 18th. WGA leaders encouraged their writers to join the picket line outside the CBS Broadcast Center, where the show is filmed, on the day of the taping.
Drew Barrymore is not the first Hollywood star to be accused of violating Actors’ and Writers’ Union rules during strikes. Two weeks ago, actress and singer Selena Gomez was singled out after she posted a photo from the series “Only Murders in the Building” on Instagram, while members of the American Actors Union are banned from doing their work in the media and in during the strike to advertise on social networks. The post was quickly deleted.
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