{"id":591387,"date":"2023-09-16T04:57:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/drew-barrymore-addresses-resuming-show-during-writers-strike-amid-backlash\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T04:57:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:57:49","slug":"drew-barrymore-addresses-resuming-show-during-writers-strike-amid-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/drew-barrymore-addresses-resuming-show-during-writers-strike-amid-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"#Drew Barrymore addresses resuming show during writers strike amid backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/AP23206531419326-e1694827718881.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Drew Barrymore attempted to explain on Friday why she chose to resume production of her talk show, despite receiving widespread criticism from members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) as the union continues its strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t exactly know what to say because sometimes when things are so tough, it\u2019s hard to make decisions from that place,\u201d Barrymore said in a now-deleted video statement that was posted on Instagram. \u201cMy decision to go back to the show \u2014 I didn\u2019t want to hide behind people \u2026 I won\u2019t polish this with bells and whistles and publicists and corporate rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll just stand out there and accept and be responsible,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The Drew Barrymore Show is taped in the CBS Broadcast Center in New York and distributed under Paramount Global \u2014 one of the major <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> companies writers are striking against. The talk show returned to the studio this week as members of the WGA\u2014 including at least three writers employed by the show \u2014 picketed outside.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The actress, talk show host and producer defended her decision, maintaining that her team was acting in compliance with the WGA\u2019s strike rules. Barrymore added that the controversial move was spurred by a concern for all of those impacted by a pause to production and not a \u201cPR machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to do this because as I said, this is bigger than me, and there are other people\u2019s jobs on the line,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The apology was removed five hours after it was posted to social media after other celebrities, including actors Alyssa Milano and Bradley Whitford, hit back at Barrymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrew Barrymore would like you to know that undermining union solidarity at the most crucial moment in Hollywood labor history makes her the victim,\u201d Whitford wrote in a mocking post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Barrymore has faced a slew of backlash since restarting her show amid the Hollywood writers strike. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, just one day after the show\u2019s first episode was filmed, the National Book Foundation announced it was rescinding Barrymore\u2019s invitation to host the National Book Awards ceremony. <\/p>\n<p>The foundation, in it\u2019s decision, stressed that the awards event \u201cis an evening dedicated to celebrating the power of literature, and the incomparable contributions of writers to our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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