Anne Hathaway
According to Variety, the actor is quitting to support workers who are engaging in a 24-hour work stoppage during union negotiations
Guard staff
Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 9:35 p.m. GMT
Movie star Anne Hathaway reportedly walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot in New York on Tuesday to show her solidarity with striking workers at the magazine's publisher, Condé Nast.
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The actress had already had her makeup and hair done but had not yet started posing for photos when she was informed that media workers had endured a 24-hour work stoppage amid negotiations between unions and corporations, the magazine reported. Variety” first thing on Tuesday.
About 400 workers who are union members at Condé Nast and work for titles such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ and others laid down their pens in protest at the way the publisher negotiates layoffs.
Hathaway was there for a photo shoot Tuesday morning.
“They hadn't even started taking photos yet,” Variety magazine told an unnamed source to the outlet, adding, “When Anne realized what was going on, she simply stood up, fixed her hair and makeup.” up and left.”
The Guardian has contacted Condé Nast and Hathaway representatives for comment.
As Variety further reported, workers walked off work that morning around the time the Oscar nominations were announced and staged a rally outside the company's offices in Manhattan.
The Union Posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying: “Thank you Anne Hathaway for not crossing our picket lines.”
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