The celebrities are showing support and to the strike ot Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Foundation. Celebrity couples like Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, George and Amal Clooney donated $1 million dollars to the striking actors. Moreover, actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey contributed to the fund.
On August 2, the foundation president Courtney B. Vance said they raised $15 million, donated by couples Reynolds and Lively; George and Amal Clooney; Luciana and Matt Damon; Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness; and Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.
The celebrities released statement while giving donation
“I remember my days as a waiter, cleaner, typist, even my time on the unemployment line,” the Meryl Streep said. “In this strike action, I am lucky to be able to support those who will struggle in a long action to sustain against Goliath. We will stand strong together against these powerful corporations who are bent on taking the humanity, the human dignity, even the human out of our profession. I am proudest of my fellow actors who have immediately offered to fund the Emergency Financial Assistance Program.”
Clooney said, “I can’t thank Courtney enough for his determination in putting this effort together by shedding light on the human toll happening right now, and how we can work together to alleviate some of the pain and suffering.”
On July 14, 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA went on strike after they failed to negotiate with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
The AMPTP said in a statement, “A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life. The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.”
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