Drew Barrymore Posts Tearful Apology Video Message To WGA: “There Is Nothing That I Can Do Or Say To Make This OK”
deadline.comDrew Barrymore has posted an emotional apology to the WGA over her decision to return to her daytime talk show amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes. “I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK,” Barrymore said on Friday afternoon, holding back tears in a video posted on Instagram. “I wanted to own a decision, so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation, and I would just take full responsibility for my actions.” “I know there is just nothing I can do that will make this OK to those that it is not OK with,” Barrymore continued. “I fully accept that.
I fully understand that. There are so many reasons why this is so complex, and I just want everyone to know my intentions have never been in a place to upset or hurt anymore.
It’s not who I am. I’ve been through so many ups and downs in my life, and this is one of them.” “I deeply apologize to writers.
I deeply apologize to unions,” Barrymore said. “There’s a huge question of the why — why am I doing this?” she continued. “Well, I certainly couldn’t have expected this kind of attention, and we aren’t going to break rules and we will be in compliance.
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