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Actors who used to be able to live off their royalties can't now because they are for get paid one day. There she said: 'We have to structurally rethink how people at all levels can continue to make a living now that we have these streaming services. The actor was at the forefront of the protests during the last major scriptwriter strike 15 years ago.Īctress and 'Avengers' star Elizabeth Olsen (34) also made her understanding of the current authors' protests clear, but emphasized in an interview with 'Variety' that actors are also affected by the changed industry conditions. 'Two and a Half Men' star Jon Cryer (58) not only supports the strike with words, but also grabbed the protest sign himself and went with many other demonstrators to the Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles. Everything has changed with streaming and everyone has to be paid for their work. There he stated: 'Without my writers I wouldn't have a show and I fully support them.' When asked if a strike would also see the lights go out on his legendary 'Tonight Show,' he said, 'Yes, I think it will.'Īctress Amanda Seyfried (37) also expressed solidarity at the Met Gala with clear words: 'I don't understand what the problem is. In an interview at the Met Gala in New York, he had signaled his support even before the strike officially began. Star moderator Jimmy Fallon (48) is also on the side of the striking authors' guild. We are only as good as the texts we get.' He explained his support to members of the press as follows: 'It's important to support the creative people who make all this possible. Together with his son John Owen (28), who also works as a screenwriter, among other things, he mingled with the people to demonstrate his solidarity with the strikers. Actor Rob Lowe (59) was at the forefront of a march by protesting authors in front of the Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

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