All The Celebrity Reactions To The Hollywood Actors’ Strike
Stars like Salma Hayek, Olivia Wilde, and Kerry Washington are supporting their fellow SAG-AFTRA members
As the actors’ and writers’ strikes continue, A-list stars across Hollywood are proudly showing their union solidarity at the picket line and on social media.
Following the announcement that the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists would officially strike against studios, production companies, and network and streaming services (all represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers), the entertainment industry’s biggest stars have publicly displayed their support for the work stoppage.
By withholding their collective labor, the actors of SAG-AFTRA join striking Writers Guild of America screenwriters in demanding better compensation in a media landscape transformed by streaming. Actors are also concerned with studios’ plans to use artificial intelligence in a manner that could eliminate thousands of jobs.
“At some point, the jig is up. You cannot keep being dwindled and marginalised and disrespected and dishonoured. The entire business model has been changed by streaming, digital, AI,” SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher said during a press conference earlier this month. “If we don’t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in trouble.”
Ahead, we’re tracking the biggest celebrity reactions to the historic strike—including responses from Salma Hayek, Tracee Ellis Ross, Priyanka Chopra, Olivia Wilde, and many others.
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This article originally appeared in Harper’s BAZAAR US.