Writers Call Out WGA for Not Commenting on Hamas Attack on Israel: ‘The Guild Stayed Silent’
15.10.2023 - 20:43
/ variety.com
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A group of 22 Hollywood writers has penned an open letter calling out the Writers Guild of America for not issuing a statement condemning the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild of America each issued statements last week condemning the attack.
The writers group — including Eli Roth, Mike Weiss, Amy Chozick, Ellen Rapoport and Seth Fisher — issued the letter on Sunday, noting that the WGA had not made a similar statement. The letter notes that the WGA issued statements in support of Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement. “But when terrorists invaded Israel to murder, rape, and kidnap Jews… the Guild stayed silent,” they wrote.
“It remains the only major Hollywood union to do so.” The WGA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The DGA condemned the attacks in a statement on Wednesday. SAG-AFTRA followed suit on Friday, and also canceled picketing outside the studios that day due to security concerns.
Several Hollywood studios have also issued either public statements or internal memos condemning the attacks, including Paramount Global, Comcast, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery. Roth was also among a group of executives who denounced the attacks and expressed solidarity with Israel in a statement on Thursday.
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