Drew Barrymore has become Hollywood’s new strikebreaker. Some of it is like this scriptwriters and actors The actress has been on strike since May after she announced on social media that she was continuing to tape her daytime talk show, ‘The Drew Barrymore Show,’ which she has hosted on the CBS network since September 2020.
Barrymore publicly announced the return of her show with a post on Instagram on September 10; However, she announced that she would not promote film and television productions.
“In this strike, I decide to come back with our program, which has my name on it for the first time, but is bigger than me.” “I hope a solution is found for everyone as soon as possible. We’ve had a hard time since we first started broadcasting. And so I’m taking a step forward “We will start the 4th season with humility once again.”
Although the hero of ‘ET’ does not break the rules Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) As the host of the ‘show’ the union talk show contracts are different, the production Writers Guild (WGA)And the work stoppage began on May 2 and there are no signs of it ending anytime soon.
Violation of strike rules
The WGA criticized the decision to reintroduce Barrymore’s program in a statement, arguing that the program would return to broadcast without its writers and warning that the organization would continue to pick up productions that were active during the strike.
“The guild made and Will continue to perform At the doors of programs that were in production during the strike. Any article on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ violates strike rules They say “part of the Union” because they fear such decisions will diminish their power when negotiating with major studios.
first retaliation
A few days later, the actor already suffered the first consequences of his decision. United States National Book Foundation He announced this Tuesday that he was rescinding an invitation to Barrymore to present their next awards following controversial news that her talk show was returning during the Hollywood strikes.
In the early days of the strike, Barrymore showed solidarity with the cause by announcing that she would not host the strike. awards MTV from cinema and television (the actors had not yet begun their own strike) in support of the screenwriters. His decision triggered the cancellation of the premiere.
The actors joined the screenwriters’ strike on July 14, and both unions are fighting for similar causes; It demands better working conditions, transparency and fair payment of outstanding rights from major studios, as well as regulation of AI.