'Translation - I realized I would be known as scab Maher for the rest of my life,' wrote actor John Cusack.
Bill Maher is the latest celebrity to face backlash over their strike stance, with Hollywood blasting the talk show host over an apparent U-turn.
The 67-year-old, who previously decided to return to work and stop participating in the writers' strike, changed tack again and put back the start ofafter Monday's announcement by the Writers Guild of America . The majority of U.S. talk shows—including Maher's—have been, and last night the organization reported that negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers were recommencing.
In response to that news, Maher posted the following statement to X, the social network formerly known as:"My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike. Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I'm going to delay the return ofBill Maher in 2017. The talk show host was called a"scab" by actor John Cusack on social media.
"Honestly, sir, stop trying to both-sides this and pretend as if a decision to cross the pickets of 177,000 colleagues hangs on your personal view of how negotiations proceed," said TV writer and producer David Simon."If the studios again use this moment to grandstand and declare a 'final offer' will you scab some more?"
"Translation - I realized I would be known as scab Maher for the rest of my life," commented actor John Cusack.
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