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Did Universal Studios Illegally Trim Trees Just To Take Away Striking Actors' Shade?!
19.07.2023 - 19:29 / perezhilton.com
Did Universal accidentally admit to breaking the law just to spite striking union workers?!
As we’re sure you’ve heard, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are on strike for better working conditions and proper pay. But striking isn’t just about not making the studios’ movies — it’s a proactive event. Writers and actors aren’t sitting at home in the AC, they’re on picket lines at the entrances of studios, often with adorable signs.
Right now striking is hard work — it is HOT out there! But as they arrived at Gate 8 of Universal at the beginning of the heat wave week, strikers noticed something odd. The ficus trees that line the sidewalk had all been trimmed. Not just trimmed, STRIPPED BARE, in a way you simply do not ever see trees in this town. Especially not in the summer.
See, here’s what they looked like before:
It seemed to everyone right away that the studio had sent someone out, over the weekend, during a summer heat wave, to go GI Jane on these trees just to make sure striking union members had no shade. What, do they want them to go broke AND get heatstroke??
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Right away Universal realized they couldn’t deny the trimming — but they assured Deadline in a statement that it was not with the intention of hurting striking actors and writers:
So they’re claiming they always trim these trees? Every summer? Well, that’s an obvious lie. Those trees never look like that, and there’s photo evidence going back years to prove it. But the bigger problem for Universal? They’re not allowed to trim those trees at all.
See, it didn’t take long for the city of LA to get wind of this, as it turns out those are Los Angeles trees — and only the city is supposed to be
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