, Barrymore was slammed by fellow actors and writers for bringing her talk show back amid the writers’ strikes, with some calling her “gross,” a “scab,” and “incredibly disappointing.”
Barrymore announced the return of her talk show in a social media post on Sunday, writing, in part, “I own this choice. We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind.”In addition to being blasted by members of her own industry, social media users also took the comment section of her post to slam the actress.
“Convincing yourself you’ve done the right thing is different than doing the right thing,” the commented with the most “likes” read. “Don’t cross the picket line – and if you are going to strikebreak.. at least have the decency to not gaslight your audience into thinking you’re exhibiting ethical leadership and solidarity.”
“Please, I really urge you to reconsider. This will be detrimental to your writers in the long run and will affect them far beyond this show,” the second most-liked comment read. “Trying to dupe the general public is not a great look,” the third most-liked comment read. “Your show is a WGA show. You are not in compliance with the strike and I hope you shut it down and acknowledge the damage you are doing. The unions that have aided in your success do not support what you are doing.”
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