The writers strike is over! The problems for Drew Barrymore may just be beginning…
15.09.2023 - 22:59 / perezhilton.com
Drew Barrymore is further attempting to justify her decision to bring back The Drew Barrymore Show.
As you know, it was announced on Sunday that the 48-year-old actress would be returning to her daytime talk show. The problem with that, though, is that Hollywood has been on strike for months now! And according to the WGA, The Drew Barrymore Show is a struck show — meaning it employs union writers.
So, not only is Drew violating WGA strike rules, but she also is hurting her writers! Her decision to come back on air completely undermines their efforts in campaigning for better working conditions and fair wages and shows the studios she can continue without them. Ugh. Who would have thought Drew would become a scab?
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Naturally, the Santa Clarita Diet alum faced a ton of backlash following the announcement. And now, Drew has taken to Instagram once again — this time with an emotional video to offer up a so-called apology to the Writers Guild of America for her actions. She began telling fans on Friday:
How else did she expect people who are striking to react to this situation? They were going to be hurt when someone as big as Drew is bringing back a show instead of joining them on the picket line! Breaking down in tears, Drew continued:
The Charlie’s Angels star went on to explain once again why the show was coming back during the strike, saying this whole thing is “bigger than me”:
In the end, Drew said she wanted to be “there for people, regardless of anything else that’s happening in the world.” Hmm. You can see the entire video (below):
Look… Drew may have said she is sorry and shed a few tears in this video, but this is not the right move!
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The writers strike is over! The problems for Drew Barrymore may just be beginning…
Drew Barrymore's talk show The Drew Barrymore Show will no longer make its planned return on September 18 during the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes that have brought Hollywood to a halt. Barrymore was accused of strike-breaking for her decision to begin filming again without writers.
The Drew Barrymore Show was met with wide backlash, including from the Writers Guild of America (WGA), who picketed outside CBS Broadcast Center as taping resumed this week.Alyssa Milano told The Associated Press that it was “not a great move” on Barrymore’s part, while Bradley Whitford also spoke out against the decision.“Drew Barrymore would like you to know that undermining union solidarity at the most crucial moment in Hollywood labor history makes her the victim,” he wrote on Twitter. “This has been, like, a super tough week for her.”Barrymore initially defended her decision in a widely-shared video, where she insisted the return of the show would comply with the terms of the strike.
earlier this month after announcing that her talk show would resume production amid ongoing for fair wages and workplace improvements in Hollywood. While hosting the show does not inherently break the SAG-AFTRA strike requirements, the talk show has employed WGA writers, some of whom when The Drew Barrymore Show began taping on Monday, September 11. All this to say, any writing on the show would be of the WGA strike.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.After an entire week of backlash, picketing, and urges from actors and writers to reconsider, Barrymore has reversed her decision.
Hollywood writers began striking over higher wages and more residuals.Sunday’s announcement, which followed protests outside tapings of “The Talk,” comes mere hours after Drew Barrymore revealed she will also postpone the return of her own talk show until the strike ends.Barrymore, 48, took to Instagram one day before the scheduled premiere of the show’s fourth season to share the news.“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” wrote Barrymore.“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.”The “50 First Dates” actress added that she truly hopes “for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.”Barrymore released the statement after a week of online backlash, protests outside the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown, and the retraction of her invitation to host the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony.“We support Drew’s decision to pause the show’s return and understand how complex and difficult this process has been for her,” a spokesperson for CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes “The Drew Barrymore Show,” told The Post on Sunday.The “Blended” actress took to Instagram a week ago to announce that Season 4 would premiere Sept.
After being hit with backlash for taking her daytime talk show into production in the midst of the ongong WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Drew Barrymore has decided to shut down production altogether.
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Drew Barrymore isn’t bringing back her daytime talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show” until the strike ends, after all. The decision comes a week after the actor was criticized for saying “The Drew Barrymore Show” would premiere on Sept. 18 in compliance with WGA guidelines and without writers.
wrote Barrymore, 48, on Instagram.“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.”The “Charlie’s Angels” star released the statement after a week of online backlash and protests outside the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown.The “50 First Dates” actress added that she truly hopes “for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.” The Post contacted reps for Barrymore and CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes the show.
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