Drew Barrymore Got The Digital Dash And Ellen Treatment!

Drew's blues.

The Queen of Daytime TV has betrayed the people she "loved" and adored. I mean she got flack for hugging Dylann Mulaney to now crossing the picket line to resume her daytime program.

Drew Barrymore is a member of the SAG-AFTA and WGA. She betrayed them and now they are about to make her a pariah. Celebrities are boycotting her show and she lost some of her most loyal friends.

Drew Barrymore has released an apology video about resuming production on ‘THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW’ whilst her writers are fighting for fair pay.

However, she still plans on being a scab by standing by her decision to continue production. pic.twitter.com/70mrTtsk85

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 15, 2023

Drew Barrymore deleted this video that you shouldn't watch. pic.twitter.com/BigN98t1nn

— Shawn DePasquale ✡️ (@shawnwrites) September 16, 2023

Barrymore announced last week that her talk show would start on its new season as the Writers Guild of America strike continues. On Friday, Barrymore posted a video on Instagram in which she compared continuing her show during the writers strike to when it ran during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK,” she said in the now-deleted video. “I wanted to own a decision so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation and I … take full responsibility … I know there’s just nothing I can do that will make this OK for those it is not OK with.”

Barrymore had said, “I deeply apologize to writers” and “I deeply apologize to unions,” but said she was going to continue with the show.

After the video received backlash from writers and actors, including Debra Messing and David Krumholtz, Barrymore deleted the video the same day without explanation.

“It’s complex for thousands,“ Krumholtz wrote. “Who continue to strike and abide by strike rules.”

Drew Barrymore will shut down her show in solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTA

The WGA said in a statement that Barrymore “should not be on the air while her writers are on strike fighting for a fair deal.”

Barrymore originally showed solidarity with the writers strike when in May she withdrew herself as host of the MTV Movie and TV Awards.

“I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike,” Barrymore said in a statement to HuffPost at the time.

But when she announced her talk show would resume during the writers strike, the National Book Foundation revoked its invitation to Barrymore to host its 74th National Book Awards Ceremony.

“Our commitment is to ensure that the focus of the Awards remains on celebrating writers and books, are we are grateful to Ms. Barrymore and her team for their understanding in this situation,” the foundation said in a statement last week.