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  • Drew Barrymore postpones show amid writers’ strike

    By Express News Service

    Drew Barrymore has delayed the return of The Drew Barrymore Show amid the ongoing writers’ strike. The decision has also received support from CBS Media Ventures, which produces The Drew Barrymore Show.

    “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore posted on Instagram on Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward. And I truly hope for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.”

    Last week, Barrymore drew criticism when she announced that her daytime talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show would return on air, without the writers who have been a part of the WAG strikes. This did not go down well with the internet and fans for the show. 

    Barrymore, who has hosted her talk show since 2020, received negative feedback for bringing the program back during the strikes. Barrymore’s stance prompted the National Book Awards to uninvite her as host in November. The WGA has been on strike since May 2 after the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) were unable to come to an agreement before the previous contract expired.

    The writers are seeking higher pay, minimum staffing requirements, residuals from streaming and regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to name a few key issues. SAG-AFTRA, led by President Fran Drescher, joined the writers on the picket line on July 14. 

    Drew Barrymore has delayed the return of The Drew Barrymore Show amid the ongoing writers’ strike. The decision has also received support from CBS Media Ventures, which produces The Drew Barrymore Show.

    “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore posted on Instagram on Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward. And I truly hope for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.”

    Last week, Barrymore drew criticism when she announced that her daytime talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show would return on air, without the writers who have been a part of the WAG strikes. This did not go down well with the internet and fans for the show. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Barrymore, who has hosted her talk show since 2020, received negative feedback for bringing the program back during the strikes. Barrymore’s stance prompted the National Book Awards to uninvite her as host in November. The WGA has been on strike since May 2 after the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) were unable to come to an agreement before the previous contract expired.

    The writers are seeking higher pay, minimum staffing requirements, residuals from streaming and regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to name a few key issues. SAG-AFTRA, led by President Fran Drescher, joined the writers on the picket line on July 14. 

  • Hollywood actor Drew Barrymore admits she tried ending her life twice

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Drew Barrymore got candid about going through her darkest time. When discussing suicidal thoughts with Madison Beer on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, she said that she tried to end her life twice.

    The 48-year-old made the honest confession after her guest shared her own story.

    The singer first explained: “I feel like I was sort of putting on this facade and living this role I had been assigned for so long and it all caught up to me one day and then one day turned into weeks and months and, honestly, I feel like it was at least year that I was always in this sort of, like, suicidal ideation mindset.”

    “It felt very normal to me to think about that at the end of every day, and then that wasn’t until I ended up actually making an attempt,” Madison further noted. “It was, thankfully, obviously unsuccessful.”

    “I don’t know, it just all became too much. I wasn’t successful and I want to do something with that,” the 24-year-old continued. “I want to be able to say I made the choice to live and, what am I gonna do now? What does that mean?”

    Barrymore later stated that she could relate to Madison because she also attempted to “end her life twice.”

    She said: “Everybody struggles, so I related on levels that are difficult to talk about and I want to thank you because you’re discussing stuff right now that I want to make you feel safe about because I’ve been there.”

    Drew, who made her acting debut at the age of five in 1980’s ‘Altered States’, has been open about her struggle with mental health. She was 13 when her mother admitted her to the Van Nuys Psychiatric Hospital near Los Angeles, California, for an 18-month stay.

    “I was a real wild child and I just got so out of control that no one knew what to do with me,” Drew recalled when revisiting the facility in 2021. “They drove me here in the middle of the night and they walked me through those two doors and when you go through those two doors you do not come out.”

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Drew Barrymore got candid about going through her darkest time. When discussing suicidal thoughts with Madison Beer on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, she said that she tried to end her life twice.

    The 48-year-old made the honest confession after her guest shared her own story.

    The singer first explained: “I feel like I was sort of putting on this facade and living this role I had been assigned for so long and it all caught up to me one day and then one day turned into weeks and months and, honestly, I feel like it was at least year that I was always in this sort of, like, suicidal ideation mindset.”googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “It felt very normal to me to think about that at the end of every day, and then that wasn’t until I ended up actually making an attempt,” Madison further noted. “It was, thankfully, obviously unsuccessful.”

    “I don’t know, it just all became too much. I wasn’t successful and I want to do something with that,” the 24-year-old continued. “I want to be able to say I made the choice to live and, what am I gonna do now? What does that mean?”

    Barrymore later stated that she could relate to Madison because she also attempted to “end her life twice.”

    She said: “Everybody struggles, so I related on levels that are difficult to talk about and I want to thank you because you’re discussing stuff right now that I want to make you feel safe about because I’ve been there.”

    Drew, who made her acting debut at the age of five in 1980’s ‘Altered States’, has been open about her struggle with mental health. She was 13 when her mother admitted her to the Van Nuys Psychiatric Hospital near Los Angeles, California, for an 18-month stay.

    “I was a real wild child and I just got so out of control that no one knew what to do with me,” Drew recalled when revisiting the facility in 2021. “They drove me here in the middle of the night and they walked me through those two doors and when you go through those two doors you do not come out.”

  • ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ renewed for season 2

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Drew Barrymore’s daytime talk show has received a second season renewal at CBS.

    The show, which premiered September 14, has featured star-studded guests including Cameron Diaz, Anne Hathaway and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

    Steve LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures, on Wednesday said “The Drew Barrymore Show” turned every obstacle into an opportunity and was a much-needed dose of optimism for viewers during the coronavirus pandemic.

    “The show truly embodies Drew’s spirit, and we’re thrilled to be able to continue to provide our stations and viewers with another high-quality season this fall,” LoCascio said in statement to Entertainment Weekly.

    Barrymore said she is looking forward to returning for the hosting gig.

    “We launched this show in a pandemic, which made for a crazy, wonderful journey I never expected.

    This is my dream job, and I feel so lucky to get to do this for another year.

    I am so grateful to CBS Media Ventures and all our station partners for believing in us,” she added.

    The second season of “The Drew Barrymore Show” will air later this year.