Drew Barrymore Rep Speaks Out After Audience Members Ejected for WGA Pins

There was more trouble for Dancing with the Stars after it faced its second picket line of the day.

The writers are waltzing after Dancing with the Stars after all.

Just two days after Sherri Shepherd kicked off the second season of her syndicated daytime talk show The Sherri Shepherd Show, Shepherd has tested positive for Covid.

Dancing With the Stars is set to return to ABC next month, despite calls for the show to pause production until the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have ended.

After Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher, Jennifer Hudson and The Talk reversed course on premiering their talk shows, some WGA members are now focusing on Dancing with the Stars and questioning why the dance competition is moving forward with its Sept. 26 return to ABC.

Cheryl Burke spoke about whether or not “Dancing With the Stars” should postpone season 32 amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes in a new interview with ET Canada.

The writers and the studios are set to sit down to resume negotiations on Wednesday.

Drew Barrymore's talk show The Drew Barrymore Show will no longer make its planned return on September 18 during the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes that have brought Hollywood to a halt. Barrymore was accused of strike-breaking for her decision to begin filming again without writers.

Bill Maher is the latest host to postpone his return to work.

Rosie O’Donnell is one of the many people in Hollywood who criticized Drew Barrymore‘s decision to resume production on her talk show amid the WGA strike.

The Jennifer Hudson Show is following The Drew Barrymore Show and The Talk in delaying its upcoming season while the writers remain on strike.

The “Jennifer Hudson Show” will not be returning to the air this week, as was previously announced.

The Drew Barrymore Show was met with wide backlash, including from the Writers Guild of America (WGA), who picketed outside CBS Broadcast Center as taping resumed this week.Alyssa Milano told The Associated Press that it was “not a great move” on Barrymore’s part, while Bradley Whitford also spoke out against the decision.“Drew Barrymore would like you to know that undermining union solidarity at the most crucial moment in Hollywood labor history makes her the victim,” he wrote on Twitter. “This has been, like, a super tough week for her.”Barrymore initially defended her decision in a widely-shared video, where she insisted the return of the show would comply with the terms of the strike.

Another daytime show has decided that it is not the right time to move forward with production. On Sunday, it was announced that “The Talk” has paused the premiere of the upcoming season, amid the Writer’s Guild of America strike. The news was confirmed by CBS in a statement to ET.

earlier this month after announcing that her talk show would resume production amid ongoing for fair wages and workplace improvements in Hollywood. While hosting the show does not inherently break the SAG-AFTRA strike requirements, the talk show has employed WGA writers, some of whom when The Drew Barrymore Show began taping on Monday, September 11. All this to say, any writing on the show would be of the WGA strike.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.After an entire week of backlash, picketing, and urges from actors and writers to reconsider, Barrymore has reversed her decision.

Hollywood writers began striking over higher wages and more residuals.Sunday’s announcement, which followed protests outside tapings of “The Talk,” comes mere hours after Drew Barrymore revealed she will also postpone the return of her own talk show until the strike ends.Barrymore, 48, took to Instagram one day before the scheduled premiere of the show’s fourth season to share the news.“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” wrote Barrymore.“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.”The “50 First Dates” actress added that she truly hopes “for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.”Barrymore released the statement after a week of online backlash, protests outside the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown, and the retraction of her invitation to host the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony.“We support Drew’s decision to pause the show’s return and understand how complex and difficult this process has been for her,” a spokesperson for CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes “The Drew Barrymore Show,” told The Post on Sunday.The “Blended” actress took to Instagram a week ago to announce that Season 4 would premiere Sept.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent “The Talk” has pushed back its return, following Drew Barrymore’s decision to pause her talk show, amid criticism during the writers strike. “’The Talk’ is pausing its season premiere scheduled for September 18.

CBS has reversed its plan to premiere The Talk on Monday.

Rosie O’Donnell has some “advice” for Drew Barrymore…

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Drew Barrymore isn’t bringing back her daytime talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show” until the strike ends, after all. The decision comes a week after the actor was criticized for saying “The Drew Barrymore Show” would premiere on Sept. 18 in compliance with WGA guidelines and without writers.

wrote Barrymore, 48, on Instagram.“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.”The “Charlie’s Angels” star released the statement after a week of online backlash and protests outside the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown.The “50 First Dates” actress added that she truly hopes “for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.” The Post contacted reps for Barrymore and CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes the show.

Drew Barrymore says she’s putting the return of her daytime talk show on hold amid backlash until the strikes are over.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent As Drew Barrymore digs herself into a deeper hole regarding the return of her daytime talk show, lost in the debate is a conversation about the peculiar nature of syndicated TV. One week ago, Barrymore ignited a firestorm when she announced her talk show would be returning amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In the week since, tensions worsened and Barrymore, normally well-liked for her good-natured personality, intensified that criticism when she doubled down with a second, now-deleted, video message.

If you’re looking for Drew Barrymore‘s apology video, you won’t find it anymore.

Drew Barrymore this morning posted an emotional apology to WGA members regarding her decision to return to her daytime talk show amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. A number of high-profile actors, writers and organizations responded, most not happy. Barrymore has since removed the apology from her Instagram page.

The Drew Barrymore Show producer CBS Media Ventures has released a statement in response to the backlash that both the show and the host Drew Barrymore have been receiving this week.

Bill Maher loves to talk politics, but the Real Time host may be about to get a lesson in how real Power works.

Drew Barrymore is speaking out after facing severe backlash for choosing to resume "The Drew Barrymore Show" during the writers and actors strikes. Barrymore took to Instagram Friday to share an apology video in which she "wanted to own a decision so it wasn't a PR-protected decision" and take "full responsibility" for her actions. "I know there's just nothing I can do that will make this OK for those it is not OK with," Barrymore said.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Drew Barrymore is offering up an explanation as to why her daytime talk show is returning, amid fierce criticism during the writers strike. “I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK,” Barrymore said on Friday afternoon, in an emotional video she posted on her 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.” A tearful Barrymore continued, “I know there is just nothing I can do that will make this OK to those that it is not OK with.

As this seemingly endless Hollywood-hobbling strike hits week 20, Billy Ray seeks input from two veterans of the business – a vet TV exec, Peter Aronson, and a columnist, The Ankler’s Richard Rushfield — on how we got to this point and what needs to happen to get people working again. Among the points covered: how the AMPTP’S decision to chase the Netflix streaming model has had calamitous results, the high price of the signatory’s PR false messaging, and what has to happen in next week’s resumption of talks to get Hollywood back to work. Things are getting desperate — Bill Maher & Drew Barrymore are getting flamed on social media for resuming their shows, sans writers. Their reasoning; after five months without a paycheck waiting for the guilds and studios to make a deal, employees on those shows who are not members of the guilds are starving.

Keith Olbermann cursed out comedian Bill Maher after the HBO host said he would bring his show back amid the writers strike.Olbermann took to social media platform X Thursday to say, “F— you, Bill,” after Maher announced he would continue producing and airing episodes of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” while writers are still on strike against major industry studios.Maher made the announcement Wednesday on the platform, stating, “Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing. It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work.”He added, “The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns.

The “Drew Barrymore Show”‘s co-head writer, Cristina Kinon, is attempting to change her boss, Drew Barrymore’s decision to resume her daytime talk show on September 18.

Drew Barrymore‘s alleged stalker is making headlines again, this time involving Emma Watson.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Drew Barrymore’s co-head writer Cristina Kinon is sending a message to her boss: It’s not too late to scrap the decision to resume “The Drew Barrymore Show” amid the strikes. Barrymore has generated backlash after announcing her daytime talk show is returning Sept. 18 amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

BreAnna Bell Salma Hayek Pinault will be honored with this year’s Giving Tree Award at the 2023 Baby2Baby Gala taking place on November 11 in Los Angeles. The Giving Tree Award is awarded annually to a public figure who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to improving the lives of children in need around the world. Past honorees include Amy Adams, Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore, Vanessa Bryant, Jennifer Garner, Kate Hudson, Kim Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chrissy Teigen, and Kerry Washington.

Drew Barrymore’s alleged stalker, Chad Michael Busto, was arrested again, this time during New York Fashion Week, after allegedly barging into a dressing room and demanding to see Emma Watson.Court documents obtained by TMZ accuse Busto, 43, of entering a room with models and makeup artists preparing for a show at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Friday. “I want to marry Emma Watson.