Drew Barrymore makes tearful apology for restarting TV show during strike

Drew Barrymore has apologised to television and film writers over her decision to resume production on her talk show as members of the Writers Guild of America remain on strikeTaking to Instagram Barrymore dropped a video addressing the furore surrounding the decision for her show to go back on air CNN reportedldquoI believe therersquos nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it okay I wanted to own a decision so that it wasnrsquot a PRprotected situation and I would just take full responsibility for my actions I know therersquos just nothing I can do that will make this okay for those this is not okay with I fully accept thatrdquo she saidBarrymore called the situation ldquocomplexrdquo and said it was never her intention ldquoto upset or hurt anyonerdquoldquoItrsquos not who I amrdquo Barrymore said appearing to get emotional ldquoIrsquove been through so many ups and downs in my life and this is one of them I deeply apologize to writers I deeply apologize to unionsrdquo she addedHowever Barrymore deleted the video hours after posting it on Instagram as it garnered a l lot of flack from netizensEarlier in the week Barrymore announced in another Instagram post which has also been deleted that her selftitled talk show would be returning amid the dual strikes without writersldquoI made a choice to walk away from the MTV film and television awards because I was the host and it had a direct conflict with what the strike was dealing with which was studios streamers film and television It was also in the first week of the strike and so I did what I thought was the appropriate thing at the time to stand in solidarity with the writers And 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 merdquo she wroteShe added ldquoI own this choice 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 I want to be there to provide what writers do so well which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience I hope for a resolve for everyone as soon as possible We have navigated difficult times since we first came on air And so I take a step forward to start season 4 once again with an astute humilityrdquoTV and film writers in the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May after the union was unable to come to a new contract agreement with the Hollywood studios and streamers SAGAFTRA the union representing 160000 actors and performers went on strike in July after they too were unable to reach a new contract agreement with major studios Wages streaming residuals and AI usage remain central issues in the stalemateThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever