SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Criticized for ‘Tone Deaf’ Promotional Trip to Italy on Eve of Possible Strike

variety.com:

William Earl SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has come in for criticism at a tense moment in the union’s contract talks with the major studios after she took a weekend trip to Italy to participate in a Dolce & Gabbana promotional event.

SAG-AFTRA emphasized that Drescher was still engaged in negotiations despite her international travel. A picture of Drescher posing with Kim Kardashian surfaced Monday on social media via Kardashian’s Instagram account.

That sparked heated responses from members of Hollywood’s creative community who are on pins and needles this week as the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers face a deadline of midnight PT on July 12 to hammer out a new three-year contract or the union is expected to begin its first industry-wide strike since 1980.

SAG-AFTRA defended Drescher’s move as part of her work as a longstanding “brand ambassador” for the high-end fashion line. “President Drescher is working as a brand ambassador for Dolce and Gabbana on location in Italy.