“Our show was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the real world is going through in real time. We launched live in a global pandemic,” she wrote. “We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind. In her statement Barrymore, who is one of the show’s executive producers, wrote that she owns the choice to return to production at a time when many talk shows have gone dark in solidarity with the strikes. Any writing on “The Drew Barrymore Show” is in violation of WGA strike rules.” “The Guild has, and will continue to, picket struck shows that are in production during the strike. “The Show is a WGA covered, struck show that is planning to return without its writers,” a tweet from their Twitter account reads. The Writers Guild of America, East announced it would be picketing Barrymore’s New York based daytime talk show. Production on most film and television projects have come to a halt as members of the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA remain at an impasse in contract negotiations with major studios and streamers.
“However, I am also making the choice to come back for the first time in this strike for our show, that may have my name on it but this is bigger than just me.” “To be clear, our talk show actually wrapped on April 20th so we never had to shut down the show,” she wrote in her statement.
US unions have flexed their muscle this past year.
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