Read SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's fiery speech announcing actors strike
by Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times
Jul 13, 2023
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — In her speech Thursday announcing that Hollywood actors are going on strike, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher likened operating under the current film and TV contract in the midst of sweeping industry changes including AI and streaming to "moving around furniture on the Titanic."
"You cannot change the business model as much as it has changed and not expect the contract to change too," she said in an impassioned speech at the union's headquarters in Los Angeles.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers issued a statement during the SAG-AFTRA
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