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‘Exceptional’: Hollywood writers hail tentative deal to end strike

Writers Guild of America says agreement with studios on pay and conditions ‘due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power’

The Guardian - US

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Reason

Hollywood writers near end of months-long strike. What happens next?

If writers approve tentative deal, work on some Hollywood shows could resume quickly. Here’s all you need to know.

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‘We did it’: Hollywood writers react to ‘tentative agreement’ to end strike

The US writers strike began on May 2.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - US

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

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Salon

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

The Guardian - US

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’

Fortune

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.

WEKU

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

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.

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