The writers strike is over! The problems for Drew Barrymore may just be beginning…
15.09.2023 - 19:05 / etcanada.com
Drew Barrymore is speaking out after facing backlash over her decision to resume her daytime talk show amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
The actress revealed over the weekend that her talk show would be returning.
Despite staying quiet about the criticism up until now, Barrymore then took to Instagram on Friday to share a video talking to camera.
She admitted, “I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK.
“I wanted to own a decision so that it wasn’t a PR protected situation and I would just take full responsibility for my actions.
“I know there’s nothing I can do that will make this OK for those that it’s not OK with… I fully accept that. I fully understand that,” she added.
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Barrymore continued, “There are so many reasons why this is so complex and I just want everyone to know my intentions have never been in a place to upset or hurt anyone, it’s not who I am.
“I’ve been through so many ups and downs in my life and this is one of them,” she added, getting emotional.
She said, “I deeply apologize to writers,” as well as to unions, adding that “when things are so tough” it’s “hard to make decisions.”
The “50 First Dates” star explained why she wanted to resume the show amid the strikes, insisting: “This is bigger than me and there are other people’s jobs on the line,” adding that she “just wanted to make a show that was there for people in sensitive times.”
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Barrymore also commented on the fact they were able to launch a show
The writers strike is over! The problems for Drew Barrymore may just be beginning…
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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.
Drew Barrymore says she’s putting the return of her daytime talk show on hold amid backlash until the strikes are over.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent As Drew Barrymore digs herself into a deeper hole regarding the return of her daytime talk show, lost in the debate is a conversation about the peculiar nature of syndicated TV. One week ago, Barrymore ignited a firestorm when she announced her talk show would be returning amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In the week since, tensions worsened and Barrymore, normally well-liked for her good-natured personality, intensified that criticism when she doubled down with a second, now-deleted, video message.
The Drew Barrymore Show producer CBS Media Ventures has released a statement in response to the backlash that both the show and the host Drew Barrymore have been receiving this week.
Drew Barrymore is speaking out after facing severe backlash for choosing to resume "The Drew Barrymore Show" during the writers and actors strikes. Barrymore took to Instagram Friday to share an apology video in which she "wanted to own a decision so it wasn't a PR-protected decision" and take "full responsibility" for her actions. "I know there's just nothing I can do that will make this OK for those it is not OK with," Barrymore said.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Drew Barrymore is offering up an explanation as to why her daytime talk show is returning, amid fierce criticism during the writers strike. “I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK,” Barrymore said on Friday afternoon, in an emotional video she posted on her Instagram. “I wanted to own a decision, so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation, and I would just take full responsibility for my actions.” A tearful Barrymore continued, “I know there is just nothing I can do that will make this OK to those that it is not OK with.
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Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began.
Drew Barrymore will no longer be hosting the 2023 National Book Awards.
The National Book Foundation announced on social media that they were dropping Drew Barrymore as host of their upcoming awards ceremony amid the talk show's fall from grace after her announcement to resume "'The Drew Barrymore Show" despite ongoing strikes in Hollywood. In a post on X Tuesday, the Foundation announced their decision to rescind the actress' invitation. "In light of the announcement that The Drew Barrymore Show will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms.
announced that her talk show would resume production in a statement posted to Instagram. The move came seemingly out of nowhere, as no other hosts have made any public statements about potentially going back to work amid the strike, and it caught many by surprise.