Dermot Mulroney Walks Off ‘The View’ to Show Support for Ongoing Writers Strike: ‘Going to Do This Symbolically in Solidarity’

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre canceled a planned appearance on ABC’s The View on Wednesday because of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.

Republican presidential hopeful Francis Suarez stopped by “The View” on Friday, and the hosts wasted no time in grilling him about his promised support of Donald Trump, should the twice-indicted former president get the GOP nomination.To start the interview, the women largely questioned Suarez on his platform, and how he plans to win against Trump and Ron DeSantis, who are both polling far ahead of most of the Republican pool of candidates at the moment. As he answered their questions, Hostin praised Suarez, saying “you sound so reasonable.” But, Hostin then called out the fact that Suarez has said that he will support and vote for Trump, should he become the nominee in 2024.

Dermot Mulroney showed his support for the Writers Guild of America’s ongoing strike with Hollywood studios by walking out of his interview on “The View”. ET has learned that the actor, who was there to discuss his career as well as his latest role on the Marvel series “Secret Invasion”, made the demonstration during a pre-taped segment for Friday’s episode of the daytime talk show.

Actor Dermot Mulroney, promoting his new Disney+ Marvel series Secret Invasion, walked off the set of ABC’s The View in an episode airing today, expressing his support for striking WGA writers.

ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.“Since I have such respect for ‘The View,’ a news program with a heart, it was there that I felt comfortable enough to draw attention to the ongoing WGA strike for fair wages and working hours, as I find it incredibly important to continue to support the union,” Mulroney said in a statement to Variety.The “My Best Friend’s Wedding” star told the ABC talk show hosts that he was going to “symbolically walk off in support of the writers.”Mulroney had a friendly interview with the hosts and there was no negative tension, the act was simply a sign of support for the writers who are on strike fighting for pay increases and other benefits.The conversation covered his new series “Secret Invasion,” family, work ethic, his previous roles and longevity in Hollywood.As he left the stage, the “View” hosts kept their composure and Joy Behar plugged Mulroney’s new series again.Mulroney’s segment aired exactly as it was taped, and his walk-off remained in the cut.During the summer, “The View” airs live four days a week, but Friday shows are pre-taped. “The View” airs weekdays at 11:30 a.m.

Dermot Mulroney showed his support for the Writers Guild of America's ongoing strike with Hollywood studios by walking out of his interview on. ET has learned that the actor, who was there to discuss his career as well as his latest role on the Marvel series  made the demonstration during a pre-taped segment for Friday's episode of the daytime talk show. Apparently, the incident was pre-planned and Mulroney's «symbolic» gesture happened toward the end of his interview with longtime host Joy Behar, who was filling in as moderator for Whoopi Goldberg.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Dermot Mulroney is showing his support for the writers on strike — in somewhat dramatic fashion. Mulroney walked off “The View” during a segment that is scheduled to air on Friday, a source tells Variety, explaining to the hosts that he was going to “symbolically walk off in support of the writers” as he left the stage toward the end of his interview. Before leaving the stage, the actor asked the hosts if they were getting ready to go to commercial break and then thanked them before walking off mid-segment, according to an individual who was on-set, who adds that Mulroney’s interview was friendly and went smoothly, covering topics of his upcoming Disney+ series “Secret Invasion,” his past roles, his career, family and work ethic and longevity in Hollywood. When Mulroney left the stage, Variety is told the hosts remained professional and Joy Behar plugged his Disney+ series as she tossed to break.

Charna Flam Saban Films has acquired the rights to Art Camacho’s action thriller “Ruthless” starring Dermot Mulroney and Javier Reyna’s “Palido” starring Kellan Lutz. Saban will distribute the titles throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Benelux and Australia. Jonathan Saba, CCO of Saban Films, negotiated the deal with Devin Carter, SVP of sales at Premiere Entertainment. “Ruthless” follows a high school coach (Mulroney) who takes matters into his own hands by going after the men who kidnap his female student for their human trafficking operation, according to a snyopsis.

pointed out both the “irony” and “hubris” of the missing submersible that disappeared en route to exploring the ruins of the once-mighty Titanic. “They say that the … submersible has been certified to withstand the pressure of 4,265 feet of depth, but the Titanic wreck wreckage is 12,500 feet of depth,” Behar, 80, said in Wednesday’s episode. “So that’s a tip-off right there.“It’s interesting because the Titanic itself went down because of human incompetence and stupidity on the part of — according to the movies — hubris,” continued the host.

It’s currently a race against the clock as rescuers strive to find a lost submersible full of tourists that went to the depths of the ocean to see the wreckage of the Titanic. And while the hosts of “The View” are hopeful that it’ll be found in time, Joy Behar lamented the “sad and scary” irony of the circumstances.A quick recap: on Sunday morning, a submersible from OceanGate Expeditions carrying five people lost contact just under two hours into their journey to the shipwreck. The submersible had a 96-hour oxygen supply and, as of this writing, had under 20 hours left.

Former President Donald Trump offered up his usual barrage of unfounded claims and falsehoods during his interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier Monday night, but the co-hosts of ABC’s The View want to set the record straight about one in particular.

BreAnna Bell Kingsley Ben-Adir is just as excited as the fans to see Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” finally hit the big screen. As he caught up with Variety at Marvel’s “Secret Invasion” premiere in Hollywood on Tuesday night, Ben-Adir recalled seeing Ryan Gosling and the rest of the Ken dolls for the first time in full costume. “We all looked like absolute losers in a funny way,” he shared, adding, “It was hilarious.” He went on to say that joining the film was a no-brainer after reading Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s script. “From the first page, I was like, ‘Wow, this is really, really funny!'” Ben-Adir said. “I just heard such great things about Ryan and Margot. Then me and Greta went out for some whiskey. We spoke for two or three hours. There was a really strong sense from early on like she was trying to do something a little bit different.

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Whoopi Goldberg would like to buy a chance at Pat Sajak's job!On Tuesday, Goldberg and her co-hosts of , Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin, were joined by host Ken Jennings, and discussed Pat Sajak's retirement announcement.As Griffin asked Jennings if he had any idea who should replace the legendary host, Goldberg could be heard declaring in the background, «I want that job. I want that job.» Jennings joked that after 's «succession crisis» following the death of Alex Trebek, he hopes that they already have someone in mind.Meanwhile, Behar made it known that Goldberg is all good to step in.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales has sold its 3D family animation “A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express,” directed by Will Ashurst, to Viva Kids for North America. The third part in the “Cattle Hill” series is a detective story about the little cow Clara and her friend Gavin who join forces with the world famous detective Agatha Chichester to unveil the thief of a revolutionary Nano-seed stolen from a high-tech laboratory train. New Europe has also sold the film to South Korea (First Run) and South Africa (Red Dot Digitals) and, as previously announced, France (Alba Films), Poland (New Horizons), JUST4KIDS in Benelux, Neo Films in Greece, Birfilm in Turkey, FILMS4YOU in Portugal and Arthousetraffic in Ukraine.

Monet painting in Sweden this week, claiming they are ruining everyone’s days with the actions, even those who agree with them on the issue.Co-host Joy Behar ripped the recent climate stunt as “annoying,” while co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin agreed, calling it “counterproductive” for climate activists.Whoopi Goldberg rebuked the protestors, declaring that vandalizing art is “not your job,” even if the earth is suffering. The points came up while the co-hosts were discussing “Eat, Pray, Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert postponing the publishing of her new book, “The Snow Forest,” due to Ukrainian critics slamming it for being set in Russia.Though the book has nothing to do with Ukraine’s current ordeal at the hands of its invaders and merely provided Russia as a setting for the work, Gilbert delayed the release indefinitely, citing the pain of the oppressed Ukrainian people.The ladies disagreed with Gilbert caving to critics and mounted a defense of not stifling art simply based on the politics of the day.They then applied that point to the recent string of climate activists attempting to vandalize great western art in galleries across Europe.Most recently, two female climate activists were arrested in Stockholm, Sweden for throwing a paint-like substance on the classic Claude Monet painting, “The Artist’s Garden At Giverny” at Sweden’s National Museum this week.The painting was covered with glass, but museum staff have reportedly been analyzing the piece to see if any damage occurred.The attempted act of vandalism is one of many similar climate change protests, aimed to shock bystanders into taking the threat of climate change more seriously.Though even the liberal ladies of “The View” insisted that these protests miss the

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