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Is The Drew Barrymore Show crossing the WGA's picket line?

Drew Barrymore has announced that her daytime talk show is back in production and on the air next week, amid the Hollywood writers' strike. Entertainment reporter Teri Hart talks about the choice and the fallout so far.

The popular daytime talk show is resuming production amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike

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US actress Drew Barrymore arrives for the Time 100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on April 26, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Drew Barrymore arrives for the Time 100 Gala at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on April 26, 2023. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
8:11Is The Drew Barrymore Show crossing the picket line?

Drew Barrymore has announced that her daytime talk show is back in production and on the air next week, amid the Hollywood writers' strike.

The decision has been met with heavy criticism for the star, who previously was praised for showing solidarity with the strike.

Teri Hart joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to unpack the implications of the choice and the fallout so far.

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Teri Hart produced by Jane van Koeverden.

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