Drew Barrymore defies Hollywood cancel culture and resumes talk show
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Drew Barrymore has decided her daytime talk show "The Drew Barrymore Show" will resume despite the ongoing Hollywood strikes. The actress was met with some intense backlash online.
"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." Members of the Writers Guild protest outside the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The writers gathered outside the studio where Drew Barrymore’s talk show is filmed to express their discontent with the star’s decision to resume filming a fourth season amidst the ongoing WGA strike. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital) One individual protesting outside CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan held a sign which read, "DREW'S WGA CREW." (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital) One shirt at the picket lines read "DREW CREW" with the words "OF WGA WRITERS" spelled out in tape. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital) A sign for "priority ticket holders" outside "The Drew Barrymore Show." (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital) Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.
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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."
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