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SAG-AFTRA agrees to contract extension with studios as negotiations continue

Fran Drescher (left), president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West, pose together during a rally by striking writers outside Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 8. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Hollywood remains in suspense over whether actors will make a deal with the major studios and streamers or go on strike. The contract for their union, SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, was supposed to end at midnight on June 30. But negotiations will continue, with a new deadline set for July 12.

Both sides agreed to a media blackout, so there are only a few new details about where negotiations stand. They've been in talks for the past few weeks, and 98% of the union's members have already voted to authorize a strike if necessary.

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