Drew Barrymore has faced a lot of backlash over her recent decision to bring her talk show back on air amid the WGA strike.The Drew Barrymore show was unique when it first started because, unlike many other daytime talk shows, the writer’s staff was largely union. Now, Barrymore has chosen to bring her show back, despite criticism from fans and her own WGA writers. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Barrymore released a public statement about the situation in a now-deleted Instagram video.In the video, the actress-turned-talk show host explained her reasoning for resuming production for her show. Barrymore addressed writers and unions, and while she offered her apologies, she affirmed that she will proceed with the decision to bring her show back, noting that many others have been affected. She is quoted as saying, “We aren’t gonna break rules, and we will be in compliance. I wanted to do this because as I said, this is bigger than me, and there are other people’s jobs on the line.”RELATED: Bill Maher Claims Writers Aren’t ‘Owed’ a Living Amid WGA Strike
Drew Barrymore has faced a lot of backlash over her recent decision to bring her talk show back on air amid the WGA strike.
The Drew Barrymore show was unique when it first started because, unlike many other daytime talk shows, the writer’s staff was largely union. Now, Barrymore has chosen to bring her show back, despite criticism from fans and her own WGA writers. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Barrymore released a public statement about the situation in a now-deleted Instagram video.
In the video, the actress-turned-talk show host explained her reasoning for resuming production for her show. Barrymore addressed writers and unions, and while she offered her apologies, she affirmed that she will proceed with the decision to bring her show back, noting that many others have been affected. She is quoted as saying, “We aren’t gonna break rules, and we will be in compliance. I wanted to do this because as I said, this is bigger than me, and there are other people’s jobs on the line.”
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