Strike

Hollywood on hiatus: Thousands of A-list actors to join writers on strike as SAG-AFTRA contract talks collapse

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Hollywood on hiatus: Thousands of A-list actors to join writers on strike as SAG-AFTRA contract talks collapse

Hollywood is going on hiatus. The union protecting Hollywood’s biggest A-listers will join screenwriters on the picket line after voting Thursday to shut down production across the entertainment industry — meaning there could be a drought of upcoming shows and movies in the near future. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists … Read more

Hollywood fumes at union head Fran Drescher for Italy photo with Kim Kardashian as strike looms

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Hollywood fumes at union head Fran Drescher for Italy photo with Kim Kardashian as strike looms

Fran Drescher, head of the SAG-AFTRA actor’s union, is being criticized for flying to Italy over the weekend for a Dolce & Gabbana event and smiling for a photo with Kim Kardashian as a strike looms in Los Angeles.  “My union president chilling in Italy while we’re in the middle of negotiations and about to go … Read more

Hollywood actors poised to strike, joining writers on picket lines

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Hollywood actors poised to strike, joining writers on picket lines

Negotiators for Hollywood’s actor’s union unanimously recommended a strike after labor talks with studios failed to yield an agreement, setting the stage for performers to join film and television writers on picket lines as early as Thursday. The SAG-AFTRA actors union, which represents 160,000 members, said its national board would vote on a strike order … Read more

 ‘Jeopardy!’ fans afraid new season 40 episodes won’t happen due to WGA writers strike

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 ‘Jeopardy!’ fans afraid new season 40 episodes won’t happen due to WGA writers strike

Fans are worried as the 39th season of the historic game show “Jeopardy!” comes to a close on July 28th while the fate of the 40th season remains unclear. The show’s current season will mark the last episodes writers worked on before the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, and without clues written for the … Read more

Dermot Mulroney walks off ‘The View’ to show support for writers’ strike

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Dermot Mulroney walks off ‘The View’ to show support for writers’ strike

Dermot Mulroney made an appearance on “The View” to promote his new Disney+ Marvel series — but he made a dramatic exit and walked off the set during the live taping. During Friday’s episode of the daytime talk show, Mulroney, 59, staged a walk-off to support the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. “Since I … Read more

Seth MacFarlane quits ‘Family Guy’ amid Hollywood writers’ strike

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Seth MacFarlane quits ‘Family Guy’ amid Hollywood writers’ strike

He’s no longer part of the “Family.” “Family Guy” and “American Dad!” creator and star Seth MacFarlane has called it quits amid the ongoing, contentious Hollywood writers’ strike. The 49-year-old and his showrunners — Brian Boyle, Matt Weitzman, Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin — walked out in support of the ongoing Writers Guild of America … Read more

Tony Awards broadcast canceled, ceremony in limbo amid writers strike

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Tony Awards broadcast canceled, ceremony in limbo amid writers strike

The Writers Guild of America reportedly denied a request for a waiver to allow the 2023 Tony Awards to air as scheduled on June 11 amid the ongoing writers strike. The Hollywood Reporter reported Friday that the telecast of theater’s biggest night will not air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ as originally planned. The Post has contacted … Read more

Jimmy Fallon blasted for allegedly skipping writers’ strike meeting: ‘Pay my rent’

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Jimmy Fallon blasted for allegedly skipping writers’ strike meeting: ‘Pay my rent’

Sarah Kobos, a senior photo research coordinator for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” slammed the late-night host Tuesday, claiming he skipped out on a meeting over pay amid the Hollywood writers’ strike. However, a “Tonight Show” insider told The Post that neither Fallon, 48, nor “Late Night” host Seth Meyers, 49 — whom Kobos later … Read more

Pete Davidson’s ‘SNL’ episode scrapped amid writers strike

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Pete Davidson’s ‘SNL’ episode scrapped amid writers strike

“Saturday Night Live” will go dark this weekend amid the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America. “The previously announced ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosted by Pete Davidson and musical guest Lil Uzi Vert is cancelled due to the writers’ strike,” NBC announced in a media alert. The scheduled episode was slated to be Davidson’s … Read more

Thousands of Hollywood writers strike for first time in 15 years

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Thousands of Hollywood writers strike for first time in 15 years

Thousands of film and television writers will head to the picket lines Tuesday to fight for pay increases and other benefits in the first strike Hollywood has seen in 15 years. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced that its 11,500 screenwriter members in California, New York and other cities will refuse to work after … Read more

$2 tests to detect ‘tranq’ are first strike at US ‘zombie drug’ epidemic

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tests to detect ‘tranq’ are first strike at US ‘zombie drug’ epidemic

Test strips that detect a deadly animal tranquilizer cut into fentanyl and cocaine are being moved to market amid fears of a new nationwide drug epidemic. Xylazine — known on the street as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug” — is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for veterinary use, but is unsafe for human … Read more

Shameless ‘pumpkin spice’ thieves strike at East Village barber shop

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Shameless ‘pumpkin spice’ thieves strike at East Village barber shop

The shear audacity. Two young women shamelessly stole a bench belonging to a beloved East Village barber shop in broad daylight — and the barbers have issued an Instagram APB with the security footage of the dirty deed. “These girls look like they went and got a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks afterward,” Josh Livingston, … Read more