Drew Barrymore is explaining why she made the controversial decision to return her talk show to production amid the ongoing Writers Guild strike. In a video statement posted to her Instagram, Barrymore addressed her critics and went on to deny that a "PR" machine was behind the choice to resume 'The Drew Barrymore Show' without its WGA writers.
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00:00 "There's just nothing I can do that will make this okay for those it is not okay with."
00:10 Drew Barrymore is explaining why she made the controversial decision to return her talk show
00:14 to production amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. Barrymore addressed her critics
00:19 in a video statement posted to her Instagram on Friday. "My intentions have never been
00:26 in a place to upset or hurt anyone. It's not who I am." The actress and host went on to deny that
00:34 a "PR machine" was behind the choice to resume the Drew Barrymore show without its WGA writers.
00:39 "My decision to go back to the show, I didn't want to hide behind people, so I won't." She also
00:48 reiterated the previous assertion from CBS Media Ventures that the show will be returning in
00:53 compliance with the WGA's strike rules. That's despite ongoing backlash from members of the
00:57 union — and the union itself picketing outside CBS Broadcast Center in New York as taping resumed
01:03 this week. "I wanted to do this because, as I said, this is bigger than me and there are other
01:11 people's jobs on the line." While Barrymore said that she "deeply apologizes to writers and unions,"
01:17 she revealed she is moving forward with the return of her show amid the strike. "If we could go on
01:22 during a global pandemic and everything that the world has experienced through 2020,
01:29 why would this sideline us?" Her video comes one day after the WGA and AMPTP publicly stated they
01:37 were scheduling a meeting next week. For much more on this story, go to THR.com.
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