In another example of protest over Drew Barrymore’s decision to resume her daytime talk show, the National Book Foundation said it would drop Barrymore as host of its upcoming awards ceremony. It was Barrymore Previously announced In July as host of the ceremony that will be held in New York on November 15.
in Share on X “The National Book Award is an evening dedicated to celebrating the power of literature, and the incomparable contributions of books to our culture,” the foundation wrote Tuesday. In light of the announcement that The Drew Barrymore Show will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded its invitation to Ms. Barrymore to host the 74th National Book Awards. Our commitment is to ensure that the focus of the Awards remains on celebrating writers and books, and we are grateful to Ms Barrymore and her team for their understanding in this situation.
A representative for Barrymore could not immediately be reached for comment.
next step The Drew Barrymore Show A picket took place outside CBS Studios on Monday as the daytime show resumed filming amid writers and actors strikes.
Barrymore announced her decision Sunday to resume filming the show, saying the talk show would not use WGA writers and would otherwise abide by WGA and SAG-AFTRA rules.
“The Drew Barrymore Show It is produced under the Television Network Act and is a separate contract that was not entered into,” a SAG-AFTRA representative stated. “It is permissible work and Drew’s role as host does not violate existing strike rules.”
After Chelsea White, one of The Drew Barrymore Show The writers, they picketed outside the studio and told Hollywood Reporter They were surprised and disappointed that the show had resumed. I think overall this is bigger than just the three of us writers The Drew Barrymore Show. It’s disappointing to hear that the show will be returning because it sends the message that union writers aren’t valuable. This is in direct opposition to what the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and all the unions are trying to band together to stand against the greedy studios.
On Monday, the protest made headlines after two members of the public were ejected from taping because they were wearing WGA pins they received from picketers outside.
“Due to today’s heightened security concerns, we regret that two members of the public were not allowed to attend or were not allowed entry,” a government spokesperson said. The Drew Barrymore Show He wrote in a statement to THR. “Drew was completely unaware of the incident and we are in the process of reaching out to the affected public to offer them new tickets.”
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