After ongoing speculation, “The Drew Barrymore Show” will officially be returning to small screens in October.
13.09.2023 - 04:21 / foxnews.com
The National Book Foundation announced on social media that they were dropping Drew Barrymore as host of their upcoming awards ceremony amid the talk show's fall from grace after her announcement to resume "'The Drew Barrymore Show" despite ongoing strikes in Hollywood. In a post on X Tuesday, the Foundation announced their decision to rescind the actress' invitation. "In light of the announcement that The Drew Barrymore Show will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms.
Barrymore’s invitation to host the 74th National Book Awards Ceremony," the Foundation wrote. "Our commitment is to ensure that the focus of the awards remains on celebrating writers and books, and we are grateful to Ms. Barrymore and her team for their understanding in this situation." The move follows Barrymore announcing the Bar In a statement shared to social media, the actress justified her decision, writing, "To be clear, our talk show actually wrapped on April 20th, so we never had to shut down the show.
However, I am also making the choice to come back for the first time in this strike for our show, that may have my name on it, but this is bigger than just me," the actress shared. "I own this choice," she continued. "We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind.
We launched live in a global pandemic. Our show was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the real world is going through in real time." In a statement to Fox News Digital, a CBS Media Ventures spokesperson explained that "'The Drew Barrymore Show' will not be performing any writing work covered by the WGA strike." The show will resume on Sept. 18 without "literary material." In
.After ongoing speculation, “The Drew Barrymore Show” will officially be returning to small screens in October.
tentative agreement was reached between the WGA and AMPTP on Sunday, Drew Barrymore’s talk show is looking to return in October, sources close to production tell Variety. An exact premiere date has not been set. A spokesperson for “The Drew Barrymore Show” declined to comment.
After Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher, Jennifer Hudson and The Talk reversed course on premiering their talk shows, some WGA members are now focusing on Dancing with the Stars and questioning why the dance competition is moving forward with its Sept. 26 return to ABC.
Drew Barrymore's talk show The Drew Barrymore Show will no longer make its planned return on September 18 during the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes that have brought Hollywood to a halt. Barrymore was accused of strike-breaking for her decision to begin filming again without writers.
Rosie O’Donnell is one of the many people in Hollywood who criticized Drew Barrymore‘s decision to resume production on her talk show amid the WGA strike.
The Drew Barrymore Show was met with wide backlash, including from the Writers Guild of America (WGA), who picketed outside CBS Broadcast Center as taping resumed this week.Alyssa Milano told The Associated Press that it was “not a great move” on Barrymore’s part, while Bradley Whitford also spoke out against the decision.“Drew Barrymore would like you to know that undermining union solidarity at the most crucial moment in Hollywood labor history makes her the victim,” he wrote on Twitter. “This has been, like, a super tough week for her.”Barrymore initially defended her decision in a widely-shared video, where she insisted the return of the show would comply with the terms of the strike.
earlier this month after announcing that her talk show would resume production amid ongoing for fair wages and workplace improvements in Hollywood. While hosting the show does not inherently break the SAG-AFTRA strike requirements, the talk show has employed WGA writers, some of whom when The Drew Barrymore Show began taping on Monday, September 11. All this to say, any writing on the show would be of the WGA strike.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.After an entire week of backlash, picketing, and urges from actors and writers to reconsider, Barrymore has reversed her decision.
The Talk is not coming back amid the Hollywood strikes, after all.
Rosie O’Donnell has some “advice” for Drew Barrymore…
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Drew Barrymore isn’t bringing back her daytime talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show” until the strike ends, after all. The decision comes a week after the actor was criticized for saying “The Drew Barrymore Show” would premiere on Sept. 18 in compliance with WGA guidelines and without writers.
wrote Barrymore, 48, on Instagram.“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.”The “Charlie’s Angels” star released the statement after a week of online backlash and protests outside the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown.The “50 First Dates” actress added that she truly hopes “for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.” The Post contacted reps for Barrymore and CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes the show.
Drew Barrymore says she’s putting the return of her daytime talk show on hold amid backlash until the strikes are over.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent As Drew Barrymore digs herself into a deeper hole regarding the return of her daytime talk show, lost in the debate is a conversation about the peculiar nature of syndicated TV. One week ago, Barrymore ignited a firestorm when she announced her talk show would be returning amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In the week since, tensions worsened and Barrymore, normally well-liked for her good-natured personality, intensified that criticism when she doubled down with a second, now-deleted, video message.
If you’re looking for Drew Barrymore‘s apology video, you won’t find it anymore.
Drew Barrymore this morning posted an emotional apology to WGA members regarding her decision to return to her daytime talk show amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. A number of high-profile actors, writers and organizations responded, most not happy. Barrymore has since removed the apology from her Instagram page.
The Drew Barrymore Show producer CBS Media Ventures has released a statement in response to the backlash that both the show and the host Drew Barrymore have been receiving this week.
Drew Barrymore is further attempting to justify her decision to bring back The Drew Barrymore Show.
Drew Barrymore is speaking out after facing severe backlash for choosing to resume "The Drew Barrymore Show" during the writers and actors strikes. Barrymore took to Instagram Friday to share an apology video in which she "wanted to own a decision so it wasn't a PR-protected decision" and take "full responsibility" for her actions. "I know there's just nothing I can do that will make this OK for those it is not OK with," Barrymore said.
Keith Olbermann cursed out comedian Bill Maher after the HBO host said he would bring his show back amid the writers strike.Olbermann took to social media platform X Thursday to say, “F— you, Bill,” after Maher announced he would continue producing and airing episodes of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” while writers are still on strike against major industry studios.Maher made the announcement Wednesday on the platform, stating, “Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing. It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work.”He added, “The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns.
posted on X (formerly Twitter), the National Book Foundation condemned Barrymore, 48, and said that they had “rescinded” her hosting invitation for the November ceremony. “The National Book Award is an evening dedicated to celebrating the power of literature, and the incomparable contributions of writers to our culture,” read the statement. “In light of the announcement that ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms.