Drew Barrymore Slammed Online for Disregarding WGA Strike Rules
News broke that the ‘Drew Barrymore Show’ would be returning for its fourth season starting the second week of September. Many users online are criticizing the talk show host for resuming production mid-strike.
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00:00 Drew Barrymore is being slammed online after news broke that her talk show will be returning
00:04 for its fourth season starting the second week of September.
00:08 Many social media users are criticizing the talk show host for resuming production mid-strike,
00:13 especially considering Barrymore previously pulled out from hosting the MTV Movie and
00:18 TV Awards back in May to show solidarity with the Strikers.
00:22 Now, Barrymore is unapologetically returning with her show, as she took to Instagram to
00:27 share "I am making the choice to come back for the first time in this strike for our
00:31 show that may have my name on it but this is bigger than just me.
00:36 I own this choice.
00:37 We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck
00:42 of any kind."
00:44 Despite Barrymore making a statement on the situation, social media is still reacting
00:48 negatively like this TikToker.
00:50 The Drew Barrymore show, though looking very much like broadcast news, is not.
00:55 Drew Barrymore is an actress who delivers lines in a newsy kind of way that are written
01:01 for her by WGA writers.
01:03 And those writers have been on strike for over 100 days.
01:06 Her show is a WGA contract, not a broadcast news talk show.
01:12 Barrymore and her team are breaking unity with the strike.
01:15 Barrymore has yet to release any further comment on the backlash.