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Read SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's fiery speech announcing actors strike

Screen Actors Guild President Fran Drescher speaks during a news conference at union headquarters in Los Angeles to announce a strike on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

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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