This Barbie is a protester. After dominating the box office for months and earning the crown for the highest-grossing movie of the year, the “Barbie” actress left the Barbie World to join her fellow actors on the picket lines amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes in West Hollywood on Wednesday.
The protesters marched from Netflix studios to Paramount studios. READ MORE: ‘Barbie’: Digital Release Date Announced For The Year’s Hottest Movie As Robbie, 33, stomped alongside a chorus of protesters, she rocked a white ‘SAG AFTRA ON STRIKE’ tee, white chunky sneakers and gold-rim sunglasses.
The ongoing strikes in Hollywood have been over a handful of contentious issues, including the threat of A.I. in the workplace and the fight for equitable wages.
The strikes kicked off with the WGA (Writers Guild of America) in May, and SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, soon followed suit in July.
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