The battle for gender equality in the cinema industry is gaining ground but victory is a long way off, representatives of Time’s Up! UK, L.A.-based org ReFrame, France’s Collectif 50/50 and Brazil’s Mulheres group told a panel in Cannes on Friday.
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Whoopi Goldberg addressed the writers strike for a second day in a row on The View as the talk show stays on air even as similar shows like The Talk have gone dark.
“It is day two of the writers strike, and that means we’re still writing things on cards and, hopefully, if we’re not sure what’s going on, we will ask the amazing Brian [Teta] over there,” Goldberg said at the top of Wednesday’s episode of the ABC talk show as she encouraged the live audience to clap for the show’s producer. “Yes, a little hand for Brian. Thank you, Brian!”
Goldberg had addressed the writers strike a day before disclosing to viewers what was going on behind the scenes.
“You know how we’re always talking about how we’re very different than most other shows. Well, as you know, there is a writers strike on and so, we don’t have writers, OK? So, you’re going to hear how it would be when it’s not slicked up,” Goldberg disclosed to viewers on Tuesday’s episode.
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Joy Behar added, “We don’t have writers today, we usually do have writers. It sounded like we never have writers.”
Later on Tuesday’s episode, Goldberg made note of a correction she had to make regarding her outfit from the 2021 Met Gala making sure viewers knew she wrote her own note card.
“I just don’t always remember stuff because it’s a lot of stuff to keep in mind, especially when you don’t have anything written down. I had to write it down,” she said while showing her note card on camera. “I myself wrote this, no one wrote it for me, I wrote it.”
Goldberg then turned to Teta to ask what was next to discuss “since we don’t have writers.”
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The battle for gender equality in the cinema industry is gaining ground but victory is a long way off, representatives of Time’s Up! UK, L.A.-based org ReFrame, France’s Collectif 50/50 and Brazil’s Mulheres group told a panel in Cannes on Friday.
“near-catastrophic” car chase on Tuesday night. The Sussex’s spokesperson released a statement saying the couple was hounded by “a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi” after they left the Women of Vision awards in Manhattan, resulting in a “relentless pursuit” with “multiple near collisions” that lasted more than 2 hours.
Whoopi Goldberg is questioning Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s recounting of their car chase in New York City earlier this week.
gracing the cover of the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.“What is the message?” moderator Whoopi Goldberg asked the panel after a photo of Stewart’s SI cover appeared, eliciting cheers from the audience.“You gotta have the moolah … and good genes,” replied Joy Behar, who is one year younger than Stewart.“She looks great,” Sunny Hostin chimed in. “It’s finally about time in this country for us to be able to say an 81-year-old woman can look great and look sexy and own it.”“Last week we had a whole bunch of Hollywood legends on — Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and our own Joy Behar — who have made me think so fundamentally differently about aging,” replied Alyssa Farah Griffin.
The writers strike may bring about a disturbance in the force. The current work stoppage already has disrupted the production of several TV series; Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian may join the last.
EXCLUSIVE: Showtime’s hit drama The Chi, which films entirely in Chicago, has paused production on its upcoming sixth season, effective today. The decision was made Monday after a second consecutive day of shooting was disrupted by WGA strike-related picketing.
The NBCUniversal Upfront kicked off a week of events in New York amid a writers strike.
Netflix, Disney, Apple, Amazon, Paramount, Warner Bros. and others. On the WGA side, writers are seeking better pay, streaming residuals, safeguards against AI technology that threaten to replace their work, among other issues amid the rise of streaming services.Since the strike was announced, a number of films and TV shows have shut down production in solidarity – or because they can’t move forward without the involvement of writers.
drew wide criticisms, including from CNN employees, Alyssa Farah Griffin wasn’t among the voices thrashing the event. In fact, the host of “The View” defended the broadcast on Thursday morning, arguing that Trump lost votes because of it.Naturally, the town hall was the first of the day’s Hot Topics, with most of the hosts torching it.
Whoopi cushion. Whoopi Goldberg is done speaking about her fart incident on “The View,” claiming “there was never an issue” on Wednesday morning’s episode.“Before we get started, I want to put something to bed with the two of you [Sunny Hostin and Andy Cohen],” she said.
said on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live!” that Goldberg is the host who farts the most. But, during an appearance shortly thereafter on Cohen’s SiriusXM show, Hostin clarified a few things, admitting that her beloved colleague confronted her about the claim.“I think the way this thing started is Sara [Haines] drinks too much water on set. She has a weak bladder and so she’s constantly with two or three mugs,” Hostin said.
Sunny Hostin is addressing some controversial comments she made about her co-hosts on The View during a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live.
2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Jennifer Coolidge was honored with the Comedic Genius Award, becoming only the sixth person to receive the coveted honor, which recognizes «actors who have made incomparable contributions to the world of comedy, providing a major influence through their work and transforming the genre at-large.»However, this year, Coolidge accepted the award in a pre-recorded video message. The annual MTV award show was originally slated to air live, but due to the ongoing WGA writers' strike, the ceremony was pre-taped. «Thank you, MTV,» the actress began.
During the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Jennifer Coolidge was honored with the Comedic Genius Award, becoming only the sixth person to receive the coveted honor, which recognizes “actors who have made incomparable contributions to the world of comedy, providing a major influence through their work and transforming the genre at-large.”
McKinley Franklin editor Joel McHale showed his support for the Writers Guild of America in a very Joel McHale way: With a series of bad jokes. At City Year Los Angeles’s 12th annual Spring Break: Destination Education event this Saturday, McHale opened up the night series of events by addressing the looming “elephant” in the room at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City. Following an introduction from Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, McHale addressed the ongoing writer’s strike in his opening speech. Vinciquerra did not address the strike at the event.
is the latest television series to pause production amid the ongoing writers' strike in Hollywood.On Saturday, the Duffer Brothers, the duo behind the series and showrunners of the Netflix hit, took to Twitter to announce that production on the show's fifth and final season would have to come to a halt due to the strike.«Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike,» Matt and Ross Duffer tweeted.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Judd Apatow thinks the studios and streamers already have an idea of when the writers strike may end. “I think they probably already know what they’re going to bend on,” Apatow told Variety Saturday at the Rock4EB benefit in Malibu. “I would assume they already know what date this is going to end. They’ve probably been planning this for years.” The writer-director reflected comments heard on picket lines in Los Angeles and New York after talks cratered between the Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the writers union began to strike Tuesday. Apatow explained that he sees the strike as a calculated business move by Hollywood’s largest employers.
Stranger Things has been halted due to the Hollywood writers’ strike.Matt and Ross Duffer (aka the Duffer Brothers), who are the brains behind the hit Netflix sci-fi drama, announced on Twitter yesterday (May 6) that it’s “not possible” for the show to go ahead currently. They also threw their weight behind the strike.“Duffers here,” the brothers began. “Writing does not stop when filming begins.
Listen up, Ben Affleck! Jennifer Lopez won’t be putting up with any BS if she ever discovered you cheated with any of her besties — like Tom Sandoval!