Stephen Amell angered a lot of people when he made comments about the SAG-AFTRA strike that seemed to imply that he didn’t support the strike.
Now, the actor’s Heels showrunner Mike O’Malley is opening up about what he said to Stephen in a private phone call after the comments went viral. Stephen spoke out at a fan convention in July and said that while he supports “my union, I do, and I stand with them but I do not support striking, I don’t.” “I think it is a reductive negotiating tactic and I find the entire thing incredibly frustrating and I think the thinking as it pertains to shows like the show that I’m on [Heels], that premiered last night, I think it’s myopic,” he added. Stephen later clarified his comments and explained point-by-point what he said and what he meant by it.
So, what did Mike say in his phone call with Stephen? Keep reading to find out more… “Well, I called Stephen and I spoke to him about it.
What he was trying to talk about is that he loved the show, and he had an incredible pride in the show. We knew that [his comments] were going to distract from the hard work that the people in both the WGA, of which I’m a member, and SAG-AFTRA, were doing.
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