Drew Barrymore's newest role: scab

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 13, 2023 In the [latest disappointing celeb news](, Drew Barrymore decided to cross the picket line. The Drew Barrymore Show’s writers are [protesting]( their own host for her decision to continue production amid the ongoing strikes. Today, my colleague Arianna Coghill [reports]( on what’s happened since the show resumed, and the consequences Barrymore is facing––including being dropped as the host for the National Book Foundation’s upcoming awards ceremony. “I wonder how she’s doing in her affirmation closet today,” Coghill aptly quips. In a [statement]( released on Instagram, Barrymore affirmed that she took this step “to start season 4 once again with an astute humility.” The comments on Barrymore’s post are littered with people calling her a “Scab.” A scab, as Indigo Olivier recently [explained]( in Teen Vogue, is a “worker who crosses a picket line in violation of a planned work stoppage or strike and it’s the most contemptuous term that could be leveled against you within the labor movement.” The lifelong actor’s choice to cross the picket line comes as WGA and SAG-AFTRA members have been striking for [over 100 days](. They have been in a bitter [fight]( with executives for better working conditions, including increased pay and contractual protections related to the use of artificial intelligence. As Coghill makes note of, fans and Hollywood workers, including the writers employed by Barrymore, have been picketing outside the show’s New York studio since Monday––with no plans to stop until the host halts production. “The reality is,” Cristina Kinon, a writer who has worked with Barrymore since the show’s pilot episode, [said](, “you stand with the unions, or you don’t.” —Katie Herchenroeder Advertisement [CREDO Mobile: Better for all people and the planet. ]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Drew Barrymore’s Newest Role: Scab]( I wonder how she's doing in her affirmation closet today. BY ARIANNA COGHILL SPONSORED CONTENT FROM ANIMAL OUTLOOK   Tyson knew and did nothing Filthy, dangerous conditions. Biosecurity risks. Violence and cruelty. Tyson knew about all of these things happening at a facility that raised chickens for the corporation and did nothing to stop it. Join Animal Outlook in sending a message to Tyson: this time, the buck stops with you. [Add my voice.]( [Trending] [Why the GOP can't quit Donald Trump (hint: look at its history)]( BY DAVID CORN   [Climate disasters are on the rise. So is disinformation.]( BY KRISTOFFER TIGUE   [With nothing on Joe Biden, Republicans move toward impeaching him anyway]( BY DAN FRIEDMAN   [I'm a striking TV writer. Here's why we're doing this.]( BY RAFAEL AGUSTIN Advertisement [CREDO Mobile: Better for all people and the planet. ]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [I Found a Vape Pen at My Son’s School. Finding Out What Was Inside Was a Lot Harder.]( Come along on my confounding ride into the wild west of unregulated pot. BY DOUG HENRY [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755