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ViacomCBS Launches $100 Million Coronavirus Relief Fund (EXCLUSIVE)

10.07.2020 - 05:31

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By Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media ViacomCBS has launched a $100 million fund to provide support to the crew members, actors, and filmmakers whose livelihoods have been impacted by the production shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Variety has learned.

The funds will also support grants by the Motion Picture & Television Fund and The Actors Fund, along with the work of other charitable organizations. “One particularly challenging area in this period has been production, as we’ve unfortunately had to pause most of our TV and film productions to protect the health and safety of our cast, crew and communities,” ViacomCBS president and CEO Bob Bakish said in a message to staff. “This, in turn, has put at risk the