SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher is taking a moment to defend herself against recent backlash.
On Thursday, during the press conference in which the SAG-AFTRA national board called to formally approve a strike after negotiations fell apart, a journalist asked Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director/chief negotiator, for their commentary on the controversy.which is what our members do," Crabtree-Ireland heatedly responded.
"I worked around the clock in three different time zones because my parents live in Florida, though I keep asking them to move here, and I manage their well-being as well," she stated."So you know, I think that all of the people standing behind me stand behind me." Crabtree-Ireland told reporters that talks with the AMPTP left the union"with no choice" but to move forward with a strike. Drescher didn't mince words either, calling out the studios and streamers for"plead[ing] poverty."
"It came with great sadness that we came to this crossroads. We had no choice,” she continued. “We are the victims here. We are being victimized by a very greedy entity. I amby the way the people we have been in business with are treating us. I cannot believe it, quite frankly, how far apart we are on so many things. How they plead poverty that losing money left and right while giving millions to CEOs. It’s disgusting, shame on them. They stand on the wrong side of history at this moment.
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