USA.- Perhaps we will not see them leading the pickets and publicly showing their support for the actors’ strike and making statements at rallies, like Bryan Cranston did a few weeks ago. But what we have known is that several of the biggest stars in Hollywood have decided to follow the example of Dwayne Johnson by donating large amounts of money to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation to help their colleagues.
Although this group of talented people are the object of admiration and envy of many users and people in everyday life to the point of creating an image where the actors who appear in various productions obtain great benefits, the hard truth is that this does not happen for a huge part of the personnel in the entertainment industrybeing very exceptional cases the most famous faces in Hollywood.
The actors union is made up of thousands of members, including “average” performers who have been crying out for days about their concerns about the current behavior of the big studios and asking that demands such as the increase in payment rates and a better income in residuals in streaming services, which are of great help to support their families and among other requests.
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Since then, the people in charge of appearing on the screen have been demonstrating at the studio entrances and companies of Hollywood bigwigs in both Los Angeles and New York City. Each of them lined up with their signs and calling for a change to be made in the industry be for these current times and providing more security about your future.
Despite the spread of photographs of actors such as Daniel Radcliffe, Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Stiller and others showing up at rally points for the strikethere has always been doubt about the presence of mega movie stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts and more; spoiler: this didn’t happen. An image of a man holding up a funny sign that reads “Where the hell is Ben Affleck?”
And answering that question, this Wednesday it is confirmed that those actors with the highest income in Hollywood (and famous in the world) have donated about 1 million or more dollars at the bottom of SAG-AFTRA.
This was confirmed by the president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Courtney B. Vance, announcing that the nonprofit organization has raised more than $15 million for its emergency financial assistance program. This with the purpose of supporting members of the union of actors most affected by the work stoppage thanks in large part to the contributions of more than a dozen of the stars.
Among the fellow actors are George Clooney, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Jackman, Deborra-Lee Furness, Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Julia Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meryl Streep y Oprah Winfrey who contributed to the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
“Thanks to the support of some of Hollywood’s highest-earning stars, the Foundation is preparing to provide help and hope to thousands of licensed actors facing tremendous financial hardship,” SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney said Wednesday. B. Vance, in a press release.
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However, many internet users They continue to wonder about the reasons why the great acting figures do not appear at rallies.
Most likely, we think about security issues when we are public figures, surrounded by paparazzi or the press and generating a crowd of people. But the reason is also due to the meaning that the strike representsbecause being people with net assets in millions of dollars, their faces may not be entirely acceptable to workers who do not manage to cover enough money to support themselves and are forced to have more than two jobs.
After all, watching top actors and stars walking down the street with signs in hand demanding fairer pay wouldn’t convince many of those involved who show up on picket lines every day.
About this the actress Meryl Streep shared a message regarding everything related to the strike and the challenges faced by stakeholders
“I remember my days as a waitress, a cleaner, a typist, even my time on the unemployment line,” Streep said, explaining her desire to give back. “In this strike I am lucky to be able to support those who will fight against Goliath. We will stand strong together against these powerful corporations that are hell-bent on taking humanity, human dignity, even humanity out of our profession. I am most proud of my fellow actors who immediately offered to fund the Emergency Financial Assistance Program.”
2023-08-02 21:53:06
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