The Jennifer Hudson Show will not be returning as originally planned amid the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Rolling Stone has learned. The news follows Drew Barrymore’s announcement that her show would also pause production following intense criticism when she initially announced plans to resume the show. …
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Drew Barrymore tearfully apologized for bringing her daytime TV talk show back amidst the ongoing writers and actors strikes, explaining why she was going ahead with the plan despite fierce criticism from various parties, including her own picketing writers. In a video shared on Instagram, Barrymore said, “I believe there’s …
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Bill Maher will resume filming his HBO talk show Real Time With Bill Maher despite the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. The host confirmed the series is “is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing.” “It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back …
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As ticket-holders for The Drew Barrymore Show lined up along the CBS Broadcast Center entrance Tuesday, Writers Guild of America members and Barrymore’s three co-head writers circled the block chanting and cheering in protest. According to the WGA, the daytime talk show is “a WGA covered, struck show that is …
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As The View audience members formed a line along the show’s 66th Street entrance in Manhattan, a dozen Writers Guild of America members marched around ABC Studios holding signs of protest. When Mikey Day, a Saturday Night Live cast member and former writer (as well ashost of the hit Netflix …
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The Drew Barrymore Show resumed filming in the midst of the dual writers’ and actors’ strike, sparking criticism from the show’s writers who picketed outside the studio on Monday. The Writers Guild of America East also confirmed in a statement on Twitter, “The Drew Barrymore Show is a WGA covered, …
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Drew Barrymore confirmed in a statement Sunday that her talk show will resume this month despite the ongoing writers strike that has shut down both daytime and late-night. Back in May, Barrymore stood in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America when she dropped out of the MTV Movie & …
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Drew Barrymore wants to make herself crystal clear. On Monday, after she was featured in a Vulture profile, the actress and TV host shared an impassioned video where she called out tabloids for taking some of her quotes out of context and implying that she “wished her mother was dead” …
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After losing host Drew Barrymore and much of its announced presenters due to the ongoing writers strike, the MTV Movie & TV Awards announced Friday it would no longer broadcast live this weekend, opting instead for a pre-taped special. Just days before the May 7 event, Barrymore withdrew from the …
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Just before before the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, the show need a new host. Drew Barrymore was originally booked to lead the awards ceremony, scheduled to air live from Los Angeles’ Barker Hangar on May 7, but has backed out in support and solidarity with the striking Writers …
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