Drew Barrymore‘s movements throughout the writers’ strike seem to have royally frustrated the highest writers on her communicate display, as a result of they are quitting … refusing to paintings when the display returns, post-strike.
A trio of co-head writers who labored on “The Drew Barrymore Display” pre-strike have reportedly grew to become down provides to come back again and paintings for her syndicated sunlight hours program — which leaves the manufacturing in hurry-up mode to rent some new scribes … in keeping with THR.
Those writers turning their backs on Drew are Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe — and they have got been operating on DB’s display since season 1.
Whilst the WGA strike was once ongoing, on the other hand, they might be observed picketing outdoor of CBS’s NYC administrative center on a couple of events. And, when Drew introduced she was once in advance bringing her display again (earlier than the strike was once over) a few them overtly expressed unhappiness of their boss … echoing the backlash Drew gained at massive.
In fact, Drew ended up reversing route and in the end held off on having her communicate display go back to the air — as did a number of different hosts — however obviously the connection between Drew and her head writers was once broken.
No longer too lengthy after that … the AMPTP and WGA ended up hanging a deal, and the picketing writers got the fairway mild to return to paintings.
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Now that Drew’s with out her key writers, it is unclear if this may occasionally impact her professional go back date — which was once simply introduced as Oct. 16. Their departure definitely throws a wrench within the works.
Keep tuned …