On Tuesday, Drew Barrymore was dropped from her gig as host of the National Book Awards amid a wave of controversy over her return to taping 'The Drew Barrymore Show' during ongoing dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
that it has dropped Barrymore as the host of their National Book Awards this fall in light of her announcement that her talk show would resume filming in the midst of dual Hollywood strikes."The National Book Award is an evening dedicated to celebrating the power of literature, and the incomparable contributions of writers to our culture," the foundation wrote on social media. "In light of the announcement that will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms.
for its return to air on Sept. 18. The decision sparked an immediate backlash as it comes in the midst of a historic dual Hollywood strike. Barrymore is not violating her contract as a member of SAG-AFTRA. Indeed, her own Instagram announcement clarified that the choice is "in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind" per SAG-AFTRA strike rules. will not be performing any writing work covered by the WGA strike.
When taping resumed on Monday, the CBS Broadcast Center in New York was surrounded by picketers standing in solidarity with the WGA writers ofAdditionally, Barrymore and the show drew even more ire when reports emerged that audience members wearing WGA pins were kicked out of the studio. The show shared a statement with EW that said "Drew was completely unaware of the incident and we are in the process of reaching out to the affected audience members to offer them new tickets.
Ironically, this summer of historic strikes is bookended by Barrymore losing two hosting gigs, one by her choice and the other in response to her choices.
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