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Related: About this forumCelebrities take to the picket line! Susan Sarandon, Jason Sudeikis and Fran Drescher ...
Daily Mail link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12300387/Susan-Sarandon-Jason-Sudeikis-Fran-Drescher-lead-actors-protesting-amid-new-SAG-AFTRA-strike.html
The Hollywood halt comes after leaders of the major actors union voted to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) which represents approximately 160,000 actors and entertainers announced on Thursday morning that negotiations from studios ended without a deal.
Later that day Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the National Executive Director of SAG-AFTRA and chief negotiator for its collective bargaining agreement, announced the union leadership had officially voted for a work stoppage. It began at midnight and comes after the entertainers' demands for higher wages and protections against artificial intelligence were not met.
Under the rules of a strike SAG-AFTRA members are not able to film any movie or TV series, take part in any press or film premieres, or promote anything at this month's San Diego Comic-Con. The announcement marks the first strike for actors from film and television shows since 1980.
Later that day Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the National Executive Director of SAG-AFTRA and chief negotiator for its collective bargaining agreement, announced the union leadership had officially voted for a work stoppage. It began at midnight and comes after the entertainers' demands for higher wages and protections against artificial intelligence were not met.
Under the rules of a strike SAG-AFTRA members are not able to film any movie or TV series, take part in any press or film premieres, or promote anything at this month's San Diego Comic-Con. The announcement marks the first strike for actors from film and television shows since 1980.
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The top stars make most of the money, but it's the younger, less-famous showbiz performers and artists who are harmed the most by the AI-CGI takeover. These guidelines need to be worked out now, because AI is stealing their jobs.
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Celebrities take to the picket line! Susan Sarandon, Jason Sudeikis and Fran Drescher ... (Original Post)
FakeNoose
Jul 2023
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Blue Owl
(54,933 posts)1. Susan SaranDon is dead to D.U.
Bleacher Creature
(11,462 posts)2. She helped pave the way for Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett.
Screw her.
demosincebirth
(12,740 posts)3. You got that right!