Drew Barrymore attends the 2023 Time100 Gala at Jazz on April 26, 2023, in New York City.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
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Drew Barrymoreis announcing the return of her talk show amid the ongoingWGAandSAG strikes.
The actress — who has hostedThe Drew Barrymore Showsince 2020 — released a statement on Sunday about her decision to bring back her daytime show.
Continued Barrymore, 48, “It was also in the first week of the strike and so I did what I thought was the appropriate thing at the time to stand in solidarity with the writers.”
She also made it clear that production on her talk show’s third season finished April 20, which was before the Writers Guild of America (WGA)’s strike began on May 2.
The WGA, who represent over 1,000 writers across television, film, news and online media, have been on strike for issues such as better pay, limits on artificial intelligence (AI) and increased residuals.
Like the WGA, after failed contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) alsoannounced its own strike in July.
“I own this choice,” Barrymore added in her statement. “We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind."
Drew Barrymore forThe Drew Barrymore Show.CBS
CBS
The actress went on to state that her talk show, which was launched during theCOVID-19pandemic, “was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the real world is going through in real time.”
“I want to be there to provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience,” she added, concluding, “I hope for a resolve for everyone as soon as possible. We have navigated difficult times since we first came on air. And so I take a step forward to start season 4 once again with an astute humility.”
Barrymore’s decision to bring back her talk show has been met with backlash, with fans stating that it goes against the strike and that they will be picketing outside her show’s studios in New York.
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“The Guild has, and will continue to, picket struck shows that are in production during the strike,” they added, claiming, “Any writing on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ is in violation of WGA strike rules.”
source: people.com
