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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Adrian Horton

‘You’ve starved me out’: Billy Porter says he’s lost his house to actors’ strike

Billy Porter in July 2023
Billy Porter in July 2023. Photograph: S Meddle/ITV/Shutterstock

The actor Billy Porter said he has had to sell his house as a result of the actors’ strike, according to a new interview with the Evening Standard. After speaking on his music and theatre career, Porter touched on the now month-long strike by the actors’ union, Sag-Aftra, which along with the writers’ strike has ground Hollywood to a halt.

“I have to sell my house,” Porter said. “Yeah! Because we’re on strike. And I don’t know when we’re gonna go back. The life of an artist, until you make fuck-you money – which I haven’t made yet – is still check-to-check.”

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