Ryan Reynolds, Mandy Moore and Melissa Gilbert called out the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) after the union issued new Halloween costume rules for striking actors.
On Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA released a flyer with guidelines for observing the holiday without undermining the ongoing strike, which reached its 100th day on Friday. The union told members not to dress up as characters from canceled content and instead opt for “generic characters and figures (ghost, zombie, spider).”
SAG-AFTRA also asked its members to refrain from “posting affected content on social media.” The policy prohibits members from selecting some of the most popular costumes of the year, including Barbie, Wednesday Addams and Spider-Man.
The backlash to SAG-AFTRA’s “strike-friendly” costume rules was swift, with celebrities taking to social media to vent their frustration.
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Ryan Reynolds, Mandy Moore and Melissa Gilbert speak out against SAG-AFTRA’s strict Halloween costume rules. (Getty)
“Is this a joke? Come on @sagaftra. That’s the most important? We ask that you negotiate in good faith on our behalf,” Moore, 39, wrote on her Instagram Story.
The This Is Us alum continued, “So many people in all areas of this industry have made huge sacrifices for months. Get back to the table and get a fair deal so everyone can get back to work.”
Reynolds, 46, mocked the union on X, formerly Twitter, and joked about reprimanding his daughter James for her Halloween costume.
Moore expressed her outrage in a post she shared on Instagram. (Mandy Moore Instagram)
“I’m looking forward to screaming ‘Scab’ at my 8 year old all night,” the “Deadpool” actor wrote on Thursday, referring to the derogatory term for a union member who violates strike rules or crosses picket lines.
“She’s not in the union, but she needs to learn,” he added.
Following Reynolds’ tweet, SAG-AFTRA issued a statement clarifying that the rules do not apply to members’ children.
The union’s Halloween guidelines prohibit members from dressing up as characters from canceled content. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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“SAG-AFTRA has issued Halloween guidance in response to questions from content creators and members about how to support the strike during this festive season. This should help them avoid promoting striking work and is the latest in a series of guidelines before us.” issued. It does not apply to anyone’s children,” the union wrote, according to .
“We are on strike for important reasons and have been for almost 100 days. Our top priority remains getting studios back to the negotiating table so we can get a fair deal for our members and finally get our industry back to work.” “
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Gilbert, who was president of SAG-AFTRA from 2001 to 2005, criticized the union in a scathing Instagram post on Thursday.
“That’s what you came up with?” wrote the 59-year-old “Little House on the Prairie” actress.
Gilbert, who was president of SAG-AFTRA from 2001 to 2005, criticized the union in a scathing Instagram post on Thursday. (Gotham/GC images)
“Literally no one cares what anyone wears for Halloween. I mean, do you really think this kind of childish stuff is going to end the strike? We look like a joke. Please tell me you will repeal this rule…” .and go negotiate!”
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“For heaven’s sake, people are suffering tremendously and this is what you have to say…Come on guys…@officialfrandrescher @duncanci,” Gilbert added, tagging the Instagram accounts of current SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and of chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
The “Dancing With The Stars” alum also posted a caption from an Instagram update by Canadian actor Kevin Zegers that said, “This is the kind of stupid cops – that keep us on strike.”
“‘Let’s enact a policy that makes us look petty and incompetent at the same time’ @officialfrandrescher.”
Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @ashleyhume