Drew Barrymore‘s actions during the writers’ strike appear to have royally pissed off the top writers on her talk show, because they’re quitting … refusing to work when the show returns, post-strike. A trio of co-head writers who worked on “The Drew Barrymore Show” pre-strike have reportedly turned down offers to come back and work
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The long-running writers’ strike is officially coming to an end, as the union’s leaders sign off on the tentative deal struck Sunday with Hollywood studios … almost 5 months after the stalemate began. WGA leadership voted Tuesday to end the strike, approving the new 3-year deal with the AMPTP … and it will be effective
The latest round of negotiations between the WGA and the AMPTP is said to be wrapping up soon … with either an agreement to end the strike, or a signal to hit the picket lines again. Leadership from both parties — including a reported handful of high-profile CEOs from the major studios — have been
Bill Maher has pulled the plug on his decision to bring “Real Time” back without writers … he says there’s now hope both sides may reach an agreement so he’s putting his show on ice until that happens. Bill says, “My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and
Bill Maher‘s talk show is coming back to HBO … he says he can’t keep waiting around for the writers’ strike to end and wants to get other folks back to earning a paycheck. The “Real Time with Bill Maher” host announced his program’s return Wednesday in a social media post … he doesn’t say
Play video content TMZ.com Bill Maher is wondering why California’s Governor is standing on the sidelines during Hollywood’s economy-crushing labor disputes, and he’s calling on Gavin Newsom to help hammer out a deal. The ‘Real Time’ host joined us on “TMZ Live” and we asked him about the strike that’s put his, and every other
The men of late-night TV — Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and John Oliver — are teaming up to support their staff amid the strikes with a new, joint podcast called ‘Strike Force Five,’ available now on Spotify.
The 2023 Emmy Awards are officially on hold as the actors’ and writers’ strikes continue to freeze everything in Hollywood. The Television Academy had to pump the breaks on its September 18 ceremony date, according to the New York Times — and it could be pushed as far out as January … a move the
Play video content Ron Perlman is super pissed at the studio executive who wants to bleed striking writers dry before coming to the table to end one of two Hollywood strikes … so much so, he’s making threats. The “Hellboy” star did not mince words in a since-deleted social media rant Friday, making some ominous
Hollywood is officially shut down … the union representing actors is now on strike, which means actors will join writers on the picket lines for the first time in more than half a century. SAG-AFTRA’s national board met Thursday morning and voted unanimously to strike after its contract ran out Wednesday night, following a 2-week
The writers’ strike has no sign of slowing down, as a massive swarm of folks turned out for a rally more than a month and a half after members of the WGA decided enough was enough. Thousands of writers gathered at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles Wednesday … with a ton of them carrying
Play video content Instagram / @snoopdogg UPDATE 12:26 PM PT — Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre sent food trucks to aide striking workers at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles this afternoon. It wasn’t nuthin’ but a G thang for them! UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre don’t think their upcoming “Doggystyle”
Play video content Warner Bros. Discovery head honcho David Zaslav had a really tough time gettin’ his words out at Boston University’s graduation ceremony … because the crowd was heckling him with a barrage of ‘boo’s — over the ongoing writers strike. Zaslav was the commencement speaker Sunday for BU’s class of 2023, but in
Flavor Flav is making sure Hollywood writers feel his support during the ongoing WGA strike by putting on a show for protesters outside Warner Bros. studios. Flav pulled up Thursday in Burbank, and was full of good vibes … delivering some words of encouragement for those on the picket line, telling them, “[I’m] glad to
Play video content TMZ.com Weezer provided entertainment to the striking writers picketing outside Paramount Pictures … supporting the cause by playing some of the band’s most famous songs. Play video content TMZ.com Lead singer Rivers Cuomo was flanked by guitarists Brian Bell and Scott Shriner outside the major movie studio Wednesday … playing an acoustic
Play video content TMZ.com Hollywood writers striking for fair pay and protections against artificial intelligence are getting some air support … in the form of a funny banner flying over the major studios. The banner reads … “Pay the writers, you AI-Holes” … and on Monday, a small plane towed it above Amazon, CBS, FOX,
Play video content TMZ.com Will Forte says Hollywood writers might be on the picket line longer than anticipated if they can’t get the kind of money they used to … which has changed a lot due to technology. The ‘SNL’ alum was showing support Wednesday with protesters outside of Sony’s HQ in Culver City —
Here’s Imagine Dragons showing support for striking writers in Hollywood … bringing a guitar, microphone and speaker up to the picket line and performing some of the band’s biggest hits. After the mini-concert, Dan Reynolds told us why he supports the writer’s strike … saying writers deserve to be better compensated for creating and driving
Play video content TMZ.com Here’s Imagine Dragons showing support for striking writers in Hollywood … bringing a guitar, microphone and speaker up to the picket line and performing some of the band’s biggest hits. Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds and guitarist Wayne Sermon provided some entertainment Tuesday outside Netflix headquarters in Los Angeles …
Host Drew Barrymore backs out in solidarity, but we get to see her in a clever way – along with winners Pedro Pascal, Tom Cruise, and Jennifer Coolidge. Take a look!
The MTV Movie & TV Awards are going on without a host … and now there won’t be a live audience anymore either. The upcoming award show, set to air Sunday on a bunch of TV channels, is pivoting away from a live audience … according to Paramount Global exec Bruce Gillmer. Bruce, who is
Turns out, the picket lines full of WGA members aren’t exactly such a bad place to be, as protesters are getting treated to live music and tons of free grub … thanks to some pretty big names. Friday marks the 4th day since the union voted to suspend all work, with members — and even
Drew Barrymore is going on strike … she’s backing out from hosting duties for the upcoming MTV Movie & TV Awards to show solidarity with the writers fighting for better pay. The actress was supposed to host this weekend’s award show, but announced Thursday she was pulling out. Drew explained her decision in a statement
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Play video content TMZ.com Rob Lowe is not only showing the WGA his support during the writers’ strike, but he’s got his son’s back, too — picketing together outside Paramount and joining thousands of writers across the country to fight for fair wages. Rob and his son John Owen were out in Hollywood Tuesday as