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‘A Once-in-a-Generation Reckoning’: How the Actors’ Strike Changes the Game
The arrival of SAG-AFTRA alongside the WGA on picket lines Friday means greater numbers, more public recognition and some risks
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Actors vs. Studios: What the 2 Sides Say Were the Sticking Points That Led to the Strike
“If you think this is a groundbreaking proposal, I suggest you think again,” said SAG-AFTRA lead negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
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Watch SAG President Fran Drescher’s Emotional Takedown of Hollywood Studios: ‘You People Are Crazy’ (Video)
The president exclaims “the jig is up” for AMPTP abuses in a rousing opening salvo to Thursday’s press conference
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Fran Drescher Defends Photo With Kim Kardashian From Days Before SAG-AFTRA Contract Deadline: ‘It Was Absolute Work’
The SAG-AFTRA president explained she was in Italy on a contract job with Dolce & Gabbana when the photo with the reality star was taken
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SAG-AFTRA Formally Calls Actors Strike, Slams Studios: ‘Shame on Them!’
“They stand on the wrong side of history,” guild president Fran Drescher says of the AMPTP
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Fran Drescher Slammed for Italy Trip, Kim Kardashian Pic Amid SAG-AFTRA Contract Talks: ‘Real Let Them Eat Cake Vibes’
The deadline for a new deal between the actors guild and studios is July 12
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Hollywood Expresses Frustration After SAG-AFTRA Extends Contract Talks: ‘Help Me Understand’
Meanwhile, the actors guild tells members “no one should mistake this extension for weakness”
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SAG-AFTRA Leaders Say They ‘Remain Optimistic’ About ‘Extremely Productive’ Talks With Studios (Video)
Actors guild’s contract with AMPTP expires June 30
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Urges Members to Authorize Strike: ‘Acting Careers Are at Stake’
“We must ensure that our employers don’t continue to devalue the performers who bring productions to life,” Drescher added
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Fran Drescher ‘Hopeful’ to Have a 30th Reunion of ‘The Nanny’ After the WGA Strike
The former CBS star teased the show could serve as a “backdoor pilot” for a reboot
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joins WGA Picket Line, Calls for ‘Imaginative Change’ in Hollywood (Video)
“We can’t keep building on a contract that was developed in the 1980s,” Drescher says ahead of actors’ union talks with studios next month
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SAG-AFTRA Membership Ratifies New Netflix Contract by Overwhelming 89%
“The gains we achieved in this contract are historic,” guild President Fran Drescher says in statement
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Streaming, Health Care and #MeToo: SAG-AFTRA Candidate Fran Drescher Lays Out Her Vision
“The Nanny” alum looks to succeed Gabrielle Carteris with outgoing president’s endorsement
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SAG-AFTRA President Candidates Fran Drescher, Matthew Modine Set Platforms Ahead of Next Month’s Election
Drescher vows to make member benefits and harassment key issues while Modine is challenging guild leadership’s handling of contracts and healthcare
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Real-Life Couple Ben Lewis, Blake Lee to Star in Lifetime’s First-Ever Gay Romance Christmas Movie
Jacky Lai, Tony Giroux and Tzi Ma to lead “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” network’s first movie centered on Asian-American family
