rules.” Barrymore was also booted from hosting The National Book Awards following her decision to resume production amid the strikes. on Wednesday defending unionized actors like Barrymore and“Many of these shows are, like The Drew Barrymore Show, produced under the Network Television Code agreement which is a separate contract and is not struck,” wrote a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson in a statement.
Some unionized writers believe that the decision to resume production goes against the strike’s very purpose. Sean Crespo, a Writers Guild member since 2019, is one of them. He’s been attending three to five strikes a week and had to pick up a part-time computer installation job to make ends meet. .