Stephen Amell Angers Arrowverse Costars After Publicly Opposing SAG-AFTRA Strike: ‘This F–king Guy’
usmagazine.comStephen Amell‘s strong feelings about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike aren’t sitting well with fellow members of the Arrowverse.The Arrow alum, 42, was asked about the labor dispute during an appearance at GalaxyCon in North Carolina, which took place from Thursday, July 27, to Sunday, July 30.
Amell declared that he is a proud member of the Hollywood union but publicly opposed its course of action.“I feel like I’m insulated in Hollywood, because that’s where I live … [but] I feel like a lot of people in this room aren’t aware of the strike,” he claimed in footage uploaded via social media on Monday, July 31. (A person in the room posed the question.)Amell hesitated for a moment before adding: “I support my union, I do.
And I stand with them. I do not support striking. I don’t. I think that it is a reductive negotiating tactic.”SAG-AFTRA, which represents film and television actors, is striking against the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP), the organization representing many major Hollywood studios.
Recent contract negotiations were unsuccessful, leading union president Fran Drescher to officially initiate the strike last month.
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