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Hollywood Actor Union President: "We Were Duped By Studios, They Kept Wasting Time"
- Hollywood studios allegedly deceived the Screen Actors Guild by prolonging contract negotiations to promote their summer blockbuster movies, according to SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
- The two-week extension granted by the union failed to yield any progress in talks, leading to the collapse of negotiations and a strike declaration by the union representing around 160,000 performers.
- Actors' main concerns include better pay and protection against artificial intelligence, as well as the decline in residuals due to streaming platforms' refusal to disclose audience figures, resulting in lower payments for successful shows or films.
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'We were duped' by studios, says Hollywood actor union president
Hollywood actors were "duped" into extending negotiations for two weeks by studios who wanted more time to promote their summer blockbuster movies, union president Fran Drescher told AFP on Thursday.The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) last month postponed their initial strike deadline, in the hope of thrashing out a deal with the likes of Netflix and Disney over demands for better pay and more protection against artificial intelligence.That exte…
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'We were duped' by studios, says Hollywood actor union president
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actors were "duped" into extending negotiations for two weeks by studios who wanted more time to promote their summer blockbuster movies, union president Fran Drescher told AFP on Thursday.
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