Drew Barrymore took to social media on Friday to address the backlash she faced about bringing back back her daytime talk show.
took to social media on Friday to address backlash over her talk show’s return. Despite the criticism, the actress has doubled down on her choice.In a recent video posted to Instagram, Barrymore acknowledged the backlash she’s faced since announcing that her show, The Drew Barrymore Show, would return during the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
“I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK,” Barrymore said in the teary video. “I wanted to own a decision, so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation, and I would just take full responsibility for my actions. I know there is just nothing I can do that will make this OK to those that it is not OK with. I fully accept that. I fully understand that.
“There’s a huge question of the why — why am I doing this?” said Barrymore. “Well, I certainly couldn’t have expected this kind of attention, and we aren’t going to break rules and we will be in compliance. I wanted to do this, because as I said, this is bigger than me and there are other people’s jobs on the line.”Barry announced that her daytime talk show would be returning earlier this week as both Hollywood strikes continued.
Although Barrymore said that she wouldn’t be discussing any struck work and would be adhering to the SAG-AFTRA strike guidelines, the WGA argued otherwise.
Barrymore being on the show itself is not a violation of any SAG-AFTRA strike rules due to her contract being different than what the actors guild is fighting. However, the program did employ WGA writers prior to the strike, which is where the source of contention comes from.
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