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Drew Barrymore defends plans to resume talk show amid entertainment strikes

Drew Barrymore defends plans to resume talk show amid entertainment strikes
ISN鈥橳 IT? I KNOW 938 RIGHT NOW, WILL THE WRITERS STRIKE IS NOW AT 132 DAYS. AND NOW THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA IS PLANNING A PROTEST. THEY ARE TAKING A STAND AGAINST DREW BARRYMORE PRODUCTION ON BARRYMORE鈥橲 NAMESAKE TV SHOW WILL START SOON. AND ON SUNDAY, THE ACTRESS AND TV HOST POSTED A MESSAGE ON INSTAGRAM SAYING THAT SHE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRIKE. HOWEVER, THE WGA SAYS THAT ANY SORT OF WRITING DONE ON THE SHOW VIOLATE ITS STRIKE RULES. AND NOW THE GROUP WILL PROTEST THE MOVE. SO THEY鈥橰E PLANNING ON PROTESTING
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Drew Barrymore defends plans to resume talk show amid entertainment strikes
Drew Barrymore is drawing the ire of the Writers Guild of America over her decision to resume production on her talk show as more than 11,000 television and film writers remain on strike.In a statement shared on Instagram over the weekend, Barrymore explained her position on bringing her show back and referenced why she had previously 鈥渕ade a choice to walk away from the MTV, film and television awards because I was the host and it had a direct conflict with what the strike was dealing with which was studios, streamers, film, and television.鈥濃€淭o be clear, our talk show actually wrapped on April 20th so we never had to shut down the show,鈥� she wrote in her statement. 鈥淗owever, 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.鈥漃roduction 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.The Writers Guild of America, East announced it would be picketing Barrymore鈥檚 New York-based daytime talk show.鈥淭he @DrewBarrymoreTV Show is a WGA covered, struck show that is planning to return without its writers,鈥� a tweet from their Twitter account reads. 鈥淭he Guild has, and will continue to, picket-struck shows that are in production during the strike. Any writing on 鈥淭he Drew Barrymore Show鈥� is in violation of WGA strike rules.鈥滻n her statement, Barrymore, who is one of the show鈥檚 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.鈥淲e are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind. We launched live in a global pandemic,鈥� she wrote. 鈥淥ur show was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the real world is going through in real time. I want to be there to provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience.鈥滱 spokesperson for CBS Media Ventures, which produces the talk show, told CNN in a statement that 鈥淭he Drew Barrymore Show will not be performing any writing work covered by the WGA strike.鈥� 鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 have a better partner in Drew Barrymore and look forward to bringing our fans and station clients alike new episodes this fall,鈥� Wendy McMahon, president and chief executive officer of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures said to CNN in a statement.鈥淭he Drew Barrymore鈥� show will return on Sept. 18.Other daytime talk shows airing new episodes include 鈥淭he View,鈥� 鈥淭amron Hall鈥� and 鈥淟ive with Kelly and Mark.鈥�

Drew Barrymore is drawing the ire of the Writers Guild of America over her decision to resume production on her talk show as more than 11,000 television and film writers remain on strike.

Barrymore explained her position on bringing her show back and referenced why she had 鈥渕ade a choice to walk away from the MTV, film and television awards because I was the host and it had a direct conflict with what the strike was dealing with which was studios, streamers, film, and television.鈥�

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鈥淭o be clear, our talk show actually wrapped on April 20th so we never had to shut down the show,鈥� she wrote in her statement. 鈥淗owever, 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.鈥�

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.

The Writers Guild of America, East announced it would be picketing Barrymore鈥檚 New York-based daytime talk show.

鈥淭he @DrewBarrymoreTV Show is a WGA covered, struck show that is planning to return without its writers,鈥�. 鈥淭he Guild has, and will continue to, picket-struck shows that are in production during the strike. Any writing on 鈥淭he Drew Barrymore Show鈥� is in violation of WGA strike rules.鈥�

In her statement, Barrymore, who is one of the show鈥檚 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.

鈥淲e are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind. We launched live in a global pandemic,鈥� she wrote. 鈥淥ur show was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the real world is going through in real time. I want to be there to provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience.鈥�

A spokesperson for CBS Media Ventures, which produces the talk show, told CNN in a statement that 鈥淭he Drew Barrymore Show will not be performing any writing work covered by the WGA strike.鈥�

鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 have a better partner in Drew Barrymore and look forward to bringing our fans and station clients alike new episodes this fall,鈥� Wendy McMahon, president and chief executive officer of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures said to CNN in a statement.

鈥淭he Drew Barrymore鈥� show will return on Sept. 18.

Other daytime talk shows airing new episodes include 鈥淭he View,鈥� 鈥淭amron Hall鈥� and 鈥淟ive with Kelly and Mark.鈥�