The WGA writers for 'The Drew Barrymore Show' have decided not to return to the talk show following its controversy during the writers strike. The daytime talk show is coming back Oct. 16, but WGA writers Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe have turned down an offer to return.
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00:00 The WGA writers for The Drew Barrymore Show have decided not to return to the talk show
00:04 following its controversy during the writer's strike.
00:08 The daytime talk show is coming back October 16th, but WGA writers Chelsea White, Christina
00:13 Kinnon and Liz Coe have turned down an offer to return.
00:17 Barrymore received major backlash last month when she announced in the midst of the writer's
00:21 strike that her daytime talk show would make its fourth season debut without its striking
00:26 writers.
00:27 A week later, after negative reactions, guest cancellations and Barrymore doubling down
00:31 on her stance, she revealed that she'd be reversing course, pausing the show's return
00:36 until the WGA strike concluded.
00:39 Now with the three writers declining their offer to return, the production is now interviewing
00:43 new writers and will be in compliance with the Guild.
00:46 White, Kinnon and Coe were visible and vocal in their protest during the show's initial
00:51 return to production in mid-September, picketing outside of Drew's Manhattan studio on multiple
00:56 days.
00:57 At the time, whether they planned to return to the show once the strike was resolved,
01:01 White simply said, "Maybe no comment."
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