Along with many other celebrities, popular actress Jennifer Coolidge has also expressed her support and solidarity with the ongoing Writers Guild of America union strike.
The White Lotus actress expressed her support for the strike while accepting the Comedic Genius Award at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards which took place on Sunday.
Jennifer made her acceptance speech through a video as the event was canceled a few days back, owing to the ongoing strike of the writers.
During her acceptance speech, Jennifer Coolidge gave a shout-out to the writers by saying that all great comedy starts with a great writer and that being a proud member of SAG (Screen Actors Guild), she stands together with her brothers and sisters who are fighting right now for the rights of writers everywhere.
Coolidge also quoted the famous writer Shakespeare who said ‘The Play’s the thing.’ She emphasized the quote and also the importance of the work that is carried out by the writers.
Jennifer Coolidge had been a part of the industry for decades but her recent project The White Lotus gave new heights to her career and she received different prestigious awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of the character Tanya in the series.
Jennifer also thanked MTV for awarding her with the Comedic Genius Award and also gave a shout-out to the different artists who have won the award before her including Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Sacha Baron Cohen, and so on.
Jennifer shared her happiness about winning the award by stating that she worked together with Melissa McCarthy and Will Ferrell and that she was more than happy to be in the Comedic Genius Award winners club along with her beloved colleagues.
She also thanked MTV for the award and ended her acceptance speech by saying that it was a lovely and fun night.
Jennifer is very much known and loved for her witty remarks and the witty, loving, and sweet personality that she has.
Staying true to her original self, Jennifer also made a funny remark during her acceptance speech regarding the award. She joked by saying that the ward was made of her favorite food: popcorn.
She ended her acceptance speech video with a happy dance and like always, her fans just loved the actress’ response to winning the award.
The MTV Award show was originally scheduled to take place as a live event on Sunday. But the ceremony was canceled and moved to a clip-based one.
One of the major reasons for the cancellation of the show was the last-minute cancellation of Drew Barrymore who was supposed to host the event. Drew withdrew from the ceremony last minute to express her support to the writers who are currently on strike.
In a statement made that announced her withdrawal from hosting the show, Drew Barrymore said that she has listened to the writers who were currently on strike, and in order to truly respect them, she has decided to pivot from hosting the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Award.
She also added that it was her way of showing solidarity towards the strike and the writers.
Barrymore ended her statement by saying that everything that we celebrate and honor about movies and other shows is borne out of the writer and that until a solution for the problems faced by the writers is reached she was willing to wait.
Just like the cancellation of the MTV Movie and TV Awards, many other functions and television shows have also extended their support towards the strike by taking a break.
Popular television talk shows that have gone on hiatus in support of the ongoing strike include The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night Show with Seth Meyers, This Week Tonight with John Oliver, Real Time with Bill Maher, and The Daily Show.
These shows are currently running reruns of their previous episode and are expected to continue until the hiatus is over.
The strike of the Writers Guild of America started May 2, 2023, Tuesday after the contract negotiations the association had with studios, streaming services, and networks did not fetch an acceptable solution for the side.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) currently stands for more than 11,500 writers and these writers span across different fields like movies, television, and other different divisions of entertainment.
The strike of the writer has seriously impacted the entertainment industry as a majority of television shows and programs have gone on hiatus, in support of the strike of the writers.
Along with Jennifer Coolidge, the MTV Movies & TV Awards functions also saw many different artists express their support towards the ongoing strike by the writers in the industry. Another notable star who extended his support for the strike was Pedro Pascal.
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Pascal, an actor who is known for his role in popular movies and television shows received three awards. While his hit show ‘Last of Us,’ which is a zombie-drama series, won the best show award, Pacal also earned the award for best hero and best duo along with Bella Ramnsay for the same show.
During his acceptance speech, Pascal mentioned Craig and Neil, who are the writers and producers of the show.
Pascal said that they both couldn’t be there due to the strike and he also added that everyone was standing in solidarity with the strike led by writers in the industry, who were fighting strongly for their fair wages.
He ended his speech by thanking them and saying how much he loved them. Along with Pedro Pascal and Jennifer Coolidge, the British actor Joseph Quinn, who is known for portraying the character of Eddie Munson in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things also extended his support to the writers who were on strike.
He added that it would have been impossible for people to connect with any character like Eddie without compassionate and quality writing.
The strike, which is led by the WGA, is the first in 15 years and the organization is now the voice of almost 11,500 writers from across different niches of the entertainment industry.
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