Darren Star Skips ‘Emily in Paris’ FYC Event as First Day of WGA Strike Comes to a Close

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a longstanding member of the guild.Along with “Emily in Paris” and “Sex and the City,” Star also created “And Just Like That,” “Melrose Place,” “Younger” and “Uncoupled,” among his many credits.\Reps for Star didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap.WGA has been locked in a seemingly intractable dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for months, and in April members voted by an overwhelming 97% margin to authorize a strike should talks break down.

That happened at midnight on Tuesday.At issue, the guild is trying to stop what it says is the rise of “a gig economy inside a union workforce,” especially at streaming services like Netflix.

WGA is of course seeking to improve compensation for TV shows and films on streamers. But it also strives to stop the abuse of so-called mini-rooms, which is a recent practice where writers who pitch a new TV series are required to actually assemble a writers room, with the members paid at scale, and write a full season scripts before the show will be considered for greenlight.Another target in the battle is the huge paychecks studio bosses and streaming executives receive.

On Monday, just hours ahead of the strike, the guild released an infographic detailing how eight major Hollywood studio executives made a combined $773 million in 2021.