Friday’s “Live with Kelly and Mark” that he got injured while attending his son’s baseball game. “I got concussed last week. I was standing off to the side and I’m putting someone’s number in the phone and boom, a ball to the back of my head.
19.09.2023 - 01:35 / variety.com
writers strike, “Dancing With the Stars” is staying on track with plans to premiere a new season next week, Variety has learned. “Dancing With the Stars” employs a crew of 500 people, and has one WGA writer on staff. Sources close to production tell Variety that the show will be working in compliance with SAG-AFTRA rules, and a key focus is not to put talent in a tough spot, given that many Season 32 cast members are part of SAG-AFTRA.
Another major key consideration was ensuring that the large staff would not be out of work. ABC declined to comment. “Everyone’s focus is to keep 500 people employed,” a production source tells Variety.
This individual says that the WGA writer will be back at work as soon as the strike comes to an end. The WGA writer on “Dancing With the Stars” works with the hosts. The show is otherwise largely unscripted, given the live nature of the dance competition.
During the last strike in 2007-2008, “Dancing With the Stars” remained in production, and similarly re-hired its writer once the strike was over. SAG-AFTRA rules will be followed to avoid putting any talent in a difficult situation, sources say. The Season 32 cast includes multiple members of SAG-AFTRA, including Alyson Hannigan, Jamie Lynn Spears, Barry Williams, Matt Walsh, Mira Sorvino, Ariana Madix and Xochitl Gomez.
“Dancing With the Stars” typically features video packages within episodes that showcase cast member’s past TV and film projects. Under current strike rules, former SAG-AFTRA projects cannot be promoted or discussed, which could make “DWTS” packages tricky — but a source confirms that this season will not include any footage from past shows or movies, in order to comply with union rules. (For instance, don’t expect to see
.Friday’s “Live with Kelly and Mark” that he got injured while attending his son’s baseball game. “I got concussed last week. I was standing off to the side and I’m putting someone’s number in the phone and boom, a ball to the back of my head.
“Dancing with the Stars” floor. The actors union, which includes “DWTS” contestants Alyson Hannigan, Jamie Lynn Spears, Barry Williams, Mira Sorvino, Ariana Madix and Xochitl Gomez, said Thursday it supports its members taking part in the long-running ABC show.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent The “Dancing With the Stars” premiere will more-than-likely be delayed next week as talent has begun dropping out of the show, amid rising pressures during the WGA strike. “Veep” actor Matt Walsh, who is part of the Season 32 cast, is “taking a pause” from the ABC dance competition show until an agreement is made with the WGA, and says he hopes to join the show again. Walsh is a member of WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the DGA.
The pressure to postpone Dancing With the Stars amid the Hollywood strikes has forced at least one participant to hit pause.
ABC is putting in place plans to postpone the Sept. 26 premiere of Dancing with the Stars. That involves identifying alternate temporary programming for the Tuesday 8-10 PM time slot and crafting a new rollout plan for Season 32 of the dance competition.
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that two-time Emmy acting nominee Matt Walsh is hitting pause on his participation in this season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. His decision comes asthe dance competition has come under scrutiny amid the writers strike, with the WGA picketing rehearsals yesterday in at least two locations around Los Angeles.
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Ariana Madix is counting on support from her “Vanderpump Rules” pals. ET’s Rachel Smith spoke to the 38-year-old reality star ahead of her “Dancing With the Stars” stint, and she expressed excitement about having her Bravo castmates come cheer her during her run. “I hope so,” she said of having her famous friends sit in the “DWTS” audience. “I’m looking forward t
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“Dancing With The Stars” Season 32 cast has officially been revealed. Fans already got the news that Charity Lawson, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Ariana Madix were joining the new season.
Ariana Madix and Charity Lawson for Season 32 of “Dancing With the Stars.” Other high-profile stars who are ready to hit the ballroom include “The Brady Bunch’s” Barry Williams, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and “American Pie” actress Alyson Hannigan.This upcoming season — which is set to air on Sept. 26 — will be judged by Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli following the death of ballroom dancing legend Len Goodman, who died in April at age 78.