“Talk shows in general fall under a different union contract code, so we’re allowed to come back unless you’re a WGA show,' she told her studio audience. 'The 'Sherri' show is not a WGA show, and we have never employed WGA writers.'
The host ofstrike in May — the latter a move that effectively shuttered a smattering of talk shows earlier than planned last spring as writers called for better working conditions, benefits and for studios to address issues like the creeping presence of artificial intelligence.
“This summer, you all may have seen your favorite actors and Hollywood stars have been on the picket lines with the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes,” she told the audience in Monday’s episode. “There has been so much confusion about who can work and who can’t work. Well, I’m a SAG-AFTRA actress and I actually marched with some of my colleagues while in Los Angeles recently.”
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