Drew Barrymore dropped as host of National Book Awards after bringing talk show back amid SAG strikes
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On Tuesday, the National Book Foundation announced that it has dropped Drew Barrymore as the host of their National Book Awards in light of her announcement to resume her talk show.
"In light of the announcement that The Drew Barrymore Show will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms.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." Members of the WGA-EAST and SAG-AFTRA picket outside of The Drew Barrymore Show as audience members arrive ahead of the show at CBS Broadcast Center on September 12, 2023 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Members of SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s largest union which represents actors and other media professionals, joined striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) workers in the first joint walkout against the studios since 1960. The strike has shut down Hollywood productions completely with writers in the third month of their strike against the Hollywood studios. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) A sign for "priority ticket holders" outside "The Drew Barrymore Show." (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital) Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
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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.
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