Drew Barrymore Writers REFUSE To Return To Show Even After WGA Strike Ends!
perezhilton.comThe writers strike is over! The problems for Drew Barrymore may just be beginning… The Never Been Kissed star infamously announced she was bringing back her daytime talk show last month — weeks before the WGA and AMPTP finally came to an agreement, ending the historic strike after 148 days. (SAG-AFTRA are currently negotiating their own new deal.) If Drew had only waited it out a bit more, like the late night hosts, there would be no problem.
But she couldn’t. Understandably, many writers AND actors were upset, seeing this as scabbing. Drew’s show employed writers, and she wanted to bring it back without them — or pay actual scabs to come up with bits or whatever — instead of standing in solidarity with her fellow workers against unfair pay and tech issues.
Drew first defended the move — then finally backed down to pressure from basically everyone who actually makes things in Hollywood.
Heck, even the National Book Awards dropped the Scream alum as their next emcee! Related: Jimmy Fallon Kinda Sorta Addresses Toxic Workplace Allegations In First Show Back… So now that the strike is over?
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