Hollywood writers strike: Protesters get support from Warner Bros. CEO, Jay Leno
Jenny Goldsberry
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The Writers Guild of America West and East have received support from big names in Hollywood after they voted to strike earlier this week.
Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav shared his support during a CNBC interview Friday, clarifying that he is “not glad” that the strikes are still going on even if it opened up the door for companies to cut costs. It is the first strike in 15 years and comes after six weeks of failed negotiating.
“Look, we’re a pure storytelling company, and we’ve been fighting to get the greatest creatives to come work at Warner Bros.,” Zaslav said. “In order to create great storytelling, we need great writers, and we need the whole industry to work together, and everybody deserves to be paid fairly. So our number one focus is let’s try and get this resolved. Let’s do it in a way that that the writers feel that they’re valued, which they are, and they’re compensated fairly. And then off we go. Let’s tell great stories together.”
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Zaslav shared his hope that a “love for the business and a love for working” would bring everyone back together again.
Comedian Jay Leno was seen outside Walt Disney studios handing out donuts to those on strike. Leno performed a similar delivery service when the union last went on strike 15 years ago.
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WGA has 11,500 unionized screenwriters, per the Associated Press.