George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis & More Celebs React To Actors’ Strike As SAG-AFTRA Hits The Picket Lines

More Hollywood A-listers are matching Dwayne The Rock” Johnson’s $1 million donation to the SAG-AFTRA fund, more Hollywood A-listers are following suit. 

SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.

SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.

Angelique Jackson SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance announced Wednesday that the nonprofit organization has raised more than $15 million for its emergency financial assistance program, thanks in large part to contributions from more than a dozen of Hollywood’s top-earning stars who’ve donated $1 million or more.

George Clooney is reportedly the latest Hollywood star that has joined the growing list of A-listers who are said to be "ditching" their friendships with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Clooney clan has a ticket to paradise for the remainder of the summer.  

Matt Damon has revealed the prank that made George Clooney the “maddest I’ve ever seen him”.The actors were on the set of 2004 film Ocean’s Twelve together and stayed at Clooney’s villa in Lake Como, Italy along with Brad Pitt when the prank in question was carried out.In a recent interview with CNN, Damon – whose newest film Oppenheimer came out Friday (July 21) – recalled a days-long prank executed by co-star Pitt which put avid prankster Clooney on the receiving end for once.Damon recalled how Pitt sent out letters as Clooney’s team in Italian to his Italian crew, which said they were not permitted to “look him in the eye at any time” and that they could not to refer to him as George, but only “Mr Clooney or Mr Ocean”.The actor added that Clooney was usually the “life of the set”, but eventually noticed that something was off.“He came home, and that’s the maddest I’ve ever seen him, because Brad got him,” he said.Damon added that Pitt “sat there and he just said, ‘Just leave everybody else around me out of it, just come just for me”.‘Leave other civilians out of it,” joked Damon in the interview.Pitt recently named his Burn After Reading co-star as one of his picks for “the most handsome men in the world”, joking: “I’ve got to name that George Clooney fucker, because why not?”Elsewhere, back in 2017, Clooney heaped praise on Damon by calling him “the greatest actor I’ve ever worked with”.“In fact, I don’t know a better actor I’ve seen in my life. I’m trying to think if there’s a better actor.

George Clooney is renowned as a prankster in Hollywood, and it turns out that he doesn’t like it when one of his famous friends gets one over on him.

officially went on strike after they were unable to reach an agreement with major Hollywood studios and streamers by the July 12 deadline. Because of this, nearly all productions in Hollywood have been forced to shut down, which have already had an immediate impact in the industry with canceled premieres, axed publicity tours, delayed projects and abandoned sets.Actors like Jason Sudeikis, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, Allison Janney, Josh Gad, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Mandy Moore, Ben Schwartz and Sharon Lawrence were among those joining the writers — who have been on strike since May 2 — on the picket line beginning July 14.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Daniel Radcliffe has joined more than 160,000 people at the picket line during the SAG-AFTRA strike.The former-child star, who rose to fame playing Harry Potter in the franchise, brought along his newborn son alongside his American actress girlfriend Erin Darke.The 33-year-old was seen cradling his son, who was born in April this year, in a support sling across his chest while he marched alongside other actors and writers in the industry. He becomes the latest major star to join the picket line in support at the first industry-wide strike against film and TV studios since 1980.

EXCLUSIVE: There is no deal in sight for the writers and actors with the studios and streamers, but one of Hollywood’s consummate dealmakers was on the picket line today in New York City

The biggest names in Hollywood are showing their support for the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike by joining their fellow union members on the picket lines.

Hollywood strikes, including Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, Awkwafina, Paul Dano and Olivia Wilde.The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ (SAG-AFTRA) strike against Hollywood production houses was called recently after talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) collapsed last week.Actors are demanding increases in base pay and residuals. Also included in their demands are guarantees from studio and production companies about how AI will be used, including with their likeness, and that they will be compensated when any of their work is used to train AI.Additionally, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since early May with similar stipulations.

George and Amal Clooney got dressed up for a night out! The couple stunned on Sunday night when they stepped out for a date night in Lake Como, Italy.Amal, 45, looked gorgeous in a white gown with a thigh-high slit, while her 62-year-old husband was dapper as could be in a gray suit and black button down.The pair, who tied the knot in 2014, held hands as they descended a staircase at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, where they enjoyed a romantic dinner together.The venue is in the same city as George and Amal's lakefront villa, which he purchased in 2002.It's no surprise that Amal was dressed to the nines. When ET spoke with George in October, he gushed over his wife's fashion sense.

Disney CEO Bob Iger recently sat down with CNBC for an interview during which he shared his views on the SAG-AFTRA strike.

George Clooney is the latest A-list star to voice his support for the actor's union strike. In a statement shared with Fox News Digital on Friday, Clooney said, "This is an inflection point in our industry."  He continued, "Actors and writers in large numbers have lost their ability to make a living.

officially went on strike after they were unable to reach an agreement with major Hollywood studios and streamers by the July 12 deadline. Because of this, nearly all productions in Hollywood have been forced to shut down, which have already had an immediate impact in the industry with canceled premieres, axed publicity tours, delayed projects and abandoned sets.Actors like Jason Sudeikis, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, Allison Janney, Josh Gad, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Mandy Moore, Ben Schwartz and Sharon Lawrence were among those joining the writers — who have been on strike since May 2 — on the picket line beginning July 14.

George Clooney is weighing in on the SAG-AFTRA strike and revealing that he is strongly on the side of his fellow actors.

George Clooney is speaking out about the SAG-AFTRA strike.One day after the actors' union officially ratified their strike, with performers walking off sets and out of promotional events for their upcoming projects, Clooney issued a statement to ET, calling the strike a major turning point in the history of Hollywood.«This is an inflection point in our industry,» the actor and director said in his statement. «Actors and writers in large numbers have lost their ability to make a living.

Production has paused on Deadpool 3 following SAG-AFTRA’s decision to move forward with strike action last night.