Less than 24 hours after the WGA reached a tentative deal to end the 146-day strike, Variety has learned that “Dancing With the Stars” is moving ahead with […]
Writers Strike
Media Stocks Get Initial Boost as Hollywood Celebrates Tentative Deal to End Writers Strike
Shares of major media companies fluctuated on news that studios and streamers have reached a tentative agreement with the writers’ union on a new contract, potentially ending a […]
U.K. Writers Guild Celebrates ‘Extraordinary Show of Solidarity’ as WGA Reaches Tentative Deal to End Strike
The Writers Guild of Great Britain has issued a statement congratulating the WGA after a tentative agreement was reached with the AMPTP on Sunday night. In a post […]
WGA-AMPTP Negotiations Still Going Amid Signs of Momentum
Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Hollywood studios continued into Friday night as questions swirled around town regarding whether a deal had been reached […]
SAG-AFTRA Backs ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cast Despite Pressure From WGA: ‘They Are Required to Go to Work’
As rehearsals for “Dancing With the Stars” are being picketed by the WGA, the other union currently on strike, SAG-AFTRA, is backing the show and its cast members. […]
‘Veep’ alum Matt Walsh exits ‘DWTS’ amid writers strikes: ‘I walked out’ of rehearsal
“I was excited to join the show and did so under the impression that it was not a WGA show and fell under a different agreement,” Matt Walsh said.
Meredith Stiehm Wins Reelection as WGA West President
Meredith Stiehm has been reelected as president of WGA West, in a strong show of support as the union’s strike continues into its fifth month. Stiehm took 3,354 […]
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Keeping Plans to Premiere Next Week Despite Blowback From WGA
Amid calls from the Writers Guild of America to push back its premiere during the ongoing writers strike, ABC and Disney+ are staying on track with plans to […]
‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Pushes Back Return Amid Writers Strike
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” has pushed back its previously-planned premiere date and paused production amid backlash during the writers strike, Variety has learned. Jennifer Hudson’s talk show was […]
Drew Barrymore Had a Simpler Way Out of This Mess: Daytime Hosts Could Lose Their Shows if They Don’t Work During a Strike
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 […]
WGA Meeting With Concerned Showrunners Has Been Postponed
A meeting that had been scheduled for today between the leaders of the Writers Guild of America and a group of concerned showrunners has been postponed as the […]
Keith Olbermann curses out ‘scumbag’ Bill Maher for bringing show back while writers strike: ‘F–k you’
Left-wing commentator Keith Olbermann cursed out comedian Bill Maher after the HBO host said he would bring his show back amid the writers strike.