Drew Barrymore Is ‘Owning’ the Decision to Resume Production on Her Show Amid the WGA Strike

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announced that her talk show would resume production in a statement posted to Instagram. The move came seemingly out of nowhere, as no other hosts have made any public statements about potentially going back to work amid the strike, and it caught many by surprise.

In her statement, Barrymore made it clear that she would “own” the decision to go back to work—not turn around and blame a producer or some other factor—and made it clear that guests on her show would not be breaking SAG-AFTRA strike rules (to quickly sum up: you're not supposed to plug your movie or TV projects, but if she has a guest on to talk about a Broadway play, a new album, a documentary that falls outside the strike rules…all good).This content can also be viewed on the site it from.But while Barrymore may be able to skate around SAG-AFTRA's strike—shows like The View have been airing, as they don't employ writers—this does go against the WGA; The Drew Barrymore Show previously employed three guild members as writers, and as of Monday, September 11, all three of those writers are outside the studio picketing.

They even got a coffee cart for those who joined them.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Per Deadline, two audience members wearing a WGA pins were escorted out of a taping of Barrymore's show for supporting the strike.

They then joined the writers picketing outside.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.More info for fellow Strike Nerds like m'self:This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Clearly, this is a complicated situation, as Barrymore's show employs plenty of people who are not a member of either guild but are nonetheless out of work and unable to earn an income because of the strike(s).