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Hollywood writers’ strike: WGA reaches ‘tentative’ deal to end 146-day strike

After five days of negotiations with studios and streaming services, union says it has an ‘exceptional’ deal for members to vote on

The Guardian - US

Triple threat METTE: ‘I’m not trying to do everything. I’m just trying to be myself’

As dancer, actress, and now pop star, METTE, releases her debut EP, the triple threat talent discusses moving from backup to centre stage, working with Pharrell and finding inspiration at a Justin Timberlake concert

Evening Standard

Star Wars Geek Sung Kang Reveals the Thing He Stole From 'Obi-Wan's Set

The 'Shaky Shivers' director (and Fast and Furious star) talks about how acting in 'Obi-Wan' renewed an old passion for Star Wars.

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Unemployment for Hollywood’s Striking Writers and Stars? It’s Newsom’s Move Now.

Governor could leap past politics and sign unemployment bill just to keep striking workers in an uneven game.

Capital & Main

Stephen Fry expresses his anger at his voice being AI cloned for documentary

Stephen Fry’s famous audiobook readings of all seven Harry Potter books have allowed his voice to be cloned by AI

Evening Standard

As writers and studios resume negotiations, here are the key players in the Hollywood strikes

Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios resume Wednesday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt

The Independent UK

Strikes aren’t bad for the US economy. They’re the best thing that could happen

Auto workers, writers, actors, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, UPS drivers, flight attendants – labor isn’t a ‘special interest’. It’s all of us

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Taylor Swift made her Eras Tour movie mid-strike by doing everything Hollywood won’t: actually meeting unions’ demands

Swift doesn't need a major studio to create a major pop culture moment.

Fortune

With Hollywood on strike, Biden leans on Broadway stars in hunt for campaign cash

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is getting some fundraising help from Broadway's biggest names

The Independent UK

A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know

From picket lines in Hollywood to walkouts against Detroit automakers, it's already been a big year for labor organizing — and behind several major showdowns with enormous companies are some of America's largest unions

The Independent UK

The talk show strike mess, explained

The overlapping nature of the dual Hollywood strikes means you can scab even while complying. Salon breaks it down

Salon

Drew Barrymore makes tearful apology for restarting TV show during strike

Actor apologises for controversial decision to resume production of show, saying she didn’t want to ‘upset or hurt anyone’

The Guardian - US

Striking actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI

The actor told an audience in London that AI was a “burning issue” for actors.

Fortune

Now's your chance to solve a crossword puzzle with Natasha Lyonne

Want Adam Scott to walk your dog? What about dinner with Bob Odenkirk? Some of Hollywood's most beloved names are auctioning off unique experiences to help support the writers' strike

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The Guardian - UK

Want to help strike-hit Hollywood while Adam Scott walks your dog? Here’s your chance

John Lithgow will paint a watercolour of your pooch while Lena Dunham daubs a mural in your home, all to raise funds for film crew healthcare – here’s your bidding guide for the loveliest, weirdest celebrity auction in years

Evening Standard

Celebs on the picket line: Famous faces at SAG-AFTRA strikes, from Margot Robbie to Penn Badgley

Many celebrities have taken to the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA strikes

Evening Standard

Margot Robbie strikes with actors and writers in Hollywood over AI threat

The Barbie star took part in a march from Netflix Studios to Paramount Studios

The Independent UK

Dinner with David Cross or a mural by Lena Dunham: Hollywood stars auction themselves to support striking crew members

Hollywood’s finest have banded together to support affected crew members

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The Independent UK

Protestors picket outside CBS Studios over production of ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’

The Independent UK

Drew Barrymore faces backlash as she announces talk show return despite writers’ strikes

Barrymore says talk show will begin fourth season in accordance with rules of WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes

Evening Standard

Jessica Chastain ‘nervous’ to attend Venice Film Festival amid Hollywood strikes

She attended the festival to promote Memory after the film was granted an interim agreement by her union.

The Independent UK

‘Nervous’ Jessica Chastain says she was ‘advised against’ attending Venice Film Festival amid actors’ strike

Actor wore ‘SAG-AFTRA on Strike’ t-shirt during press conference for new movie ‘Memory’

The Independent UK

Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage

When SAG-AFTRA announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook

WEKU

'You could be the hero': Fran Drescher tells NPR how the Hollywood strikes can end

Fran Drescher, president of the actors' union SAG-AFTRA, says the Hollywood strikes are at an inflection point.

The Independent UK

Fans defend Aaron Paul for saying he ‘doesn’t get a piece’ of Breaking Bad residuals from Netflix

Actor recently spoke from the front lines of the actors’ strike, claiming he does not ‘get a piece from Netflix’

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