Dermot Mulroney “Symbolically” Walks Off ‘The View’ In Solidarity With Striking Writers, Plugs New Series First
deadline.comActor Dermot Mulroney, promoting his new Disney+ Marvel series Secret Invasion, walked off the set of ABC’s The View in an episode airing today, expressing his support for striking WGA writers.
Leaving the stage before the end of his interview segment – the show, as is usual for summertime Friday episodes, was taped yesterday – Mulroney said, amiably and apologetically, “Are we going to break?
I want to do this symbolically. In support and solidarity for the writers, I’m going to walk off your show. Thank you, I’ll see you on the picket lines.” As he left the stage, he turned, waved and said, “Love you, thank you.” The co-hosts, including today’s moderator Joy Behar, did not seem surprised.
Behar looked into the camera and repeated Mulroney’s name and that of the new Marvel series. After coming back from the commercial break, the show went to a segment on swimsuits.
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