With the Writers Guild of America strike now over, The Drew Barrymore Present is as soon as once more gearing as much as return — however Barrymore’s three head writers aren’t on board.
Although the daytime talker introduced on Wednesday that it might make its Season 4 return on Oct. 16, the Writers Guild members who previously labored on the present have declined affords to return.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, the outlet to first break the information, co-head writers Cristina Kinon, Chelsea White and Liz Koe have been made affords to return to the present after the WGA strike was lifted on Sept. 27.
All three girls have been with The Drew Barrymore Present since its first season.
It has not been confirmed why the co-head writers declined to return to The Drew Barrymore Present, however it’s broadly regarded as due to Barrymore’s rush to return to manufacturing in the course of the strike.
The manufacturing is now interviewing new candidates and can stay in compliance with WGA requirements.
Barrymore, 48, made a stir final month when she introduced her speak present would return with out its WGA writers, who have been nonetheless on strike.
The choice to return with out WGA writers angered many union members and supporters who questioned whether or not Barrymore is a “scab” or will make use of “scab writers” rather than union members. (A scab is somebody who crosses picket strains to work rather than a placing worker.)
Kinon, White and Koe have been amongst a number of WGA members who picketed exterior the CBS Broadcast Heart in New York Metropolis throughout tapings of The Drew Barrymore Present.
On the time, the ladies informed The Hollywood Reporter they weren’t made conscious The Drew Barrymore Present could be making its return with out them. They mentioned they discovered manufacturing was resuming through an viewers ticket giveaway on social media.
The placing writers carried indicators that learn “Drew’s WGA crew” and “Do you want breaking strikes?,” a reference to the enduring 1996 horror film Scream, starring Barrymore.
After ample backlash, Barrymore later apologized. Her apology, which insisted she would nonetheless proceed manufacturing of The Drew Barrymore Present, solely triggered additional fallout.
Amid rising public upset, a number of friends scheduled to seem on The Drew Barrymore Present reportedly cancelled their slots in a panic.
Two days later, Barrymore flipped on the choice and mentioned her speak present wouldn’t return till the author’s strikes have been over.
As a part of the WGA strike, union members demanded improved compensation, advantages and job safety from the usage of synthetic intelligence or AI, amongst different issues.
The Display Actors Guild-American Federation of Tv and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is nonetheless on strike.
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