Drew Barrymore dropped as host of National Book Awards after bringing talk show back amid SAG strikes
foxnews.comThe National Book Foundation announced on social media that they were dropping Drew Barrymore as host of their upcoming awards ceremony amid the talk show's fall from grace after her announcement to resume "'The Drew Barrymore Show" despite ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
In a post on X Tuesday, the Foundation announced their decision to rescind the actress' invitation. "In light of the announcement that The Drew Barrymore Show will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms.
Barrymore’s invitation to host the 74th National Book Awards Ceremony," the Foundation wrote. "Our commitment is to ensure that the focus of the awards remains on celebrating writers and books, and we are grateful to Ms.
Barrymore and her team for their understanding in this situation." The move follows Barrymore announcing the Bar In a statement shared to social media, the actress justified her decision, writing, "To be clear, our talk show actually wrapped on April 20th, so we never had to shut down the show.
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