Hollywood on hold: actors join writers on the picket line

There is a haves vs. have-nots mood in Tinseltown

Hollywood strike
A-list stars have bailed on film and TV marketing campaigns
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Hollywood studios thought they could “ride out” the screenwriters’ strike, which began in May, and keep the dream factory open, said Meg James in the Los Angeles Times. But now that Hollywood’s actors have joined writers for the biggest Tinseltown shutdown since 1960, things aren’t turning out that way.

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