DREW Barrymore has deleted her apology video after she crossed the WGA picket line.
The 48-year-old actress has stood firmly in her decision to take her show, The Drew Barrymore Show, back on-air.
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Since Drew announced that her show would be coming back to our television screens, fans have been slamming her online.
She posted her apology video earlier today, and she defended her actions.
Drew explained her decision to bring back her talk show, despite the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
In the video, she admitted: “I know there is nothing I can do to make this OK for those that this is not OK with.”
Through her tears, she apologized to the actors and writers who were on strike, but many believe the damage was already done.
The movie star posted her video message on Instagram before wiping it from her feed only hours later.
There is no word from the daytime television host as to why she deleted the video.
EPIC BACKLASH
Since she was dragged online for the apology video, fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, are now calling her out for deleting it.
One said: “I expected more from her. if she couldn’t handle the backlash of the apology, then what makes her think deleting it will make it any better?”
Another joked: “… Not the post and delete, oops! Miss Drew is having a PR nightmare.”
“She was trying to get an okay from people and got nothing,” a user added.
Someone else said: “She needs to apologize for being yet another celebrity to make a staged fake apology while wearing pajamas with no makeup. Like, girl, we know you are in character and costume.”
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THE ANNOUNCEMENT
The last season of Drew’s self-titled talk show ended just before the strike began.
For several months, writers and actors have been on the front lines while fighting for better pay and benefits.
As a result, several shows like Saturday Night Live, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon went dark.
The Drew Barrymore Show, like the other named productions, is contracted under the WGA – making it a part of the strike.
This made fans think that it would also stay off the air, but the former child star has chosen to bring the show back.
In a statement, she said: “I am also making the choice to come back for the first time in this strike for our show, which may have my name on it but this is bigger than just me.
“I own this choice. We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind.
“We launched live in a global pandemic. Our show was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the real world is going through in real-time.”
She added: “I want to be there to provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience.”
After the announcement, the WGA condemned Drew’s decision and claimed it was in violation of the organization’s strike rules.
The organization said: “The Drew Barrymore TV show is a WGA-covered, struck show that is planning to return without its writers. The Guild has and will continue to picket struck shows that are in production during the strike.
“Any writing on “The Drew Barrymore Show” is in violation of WGA strike rules.”
The Drew Barrymore Show is expected to begin on September 18, 2023, without writers.
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