"George Clooney has opened his wallet for his fellow artists, donating $25,000
to writers hurting from the recent strike. The actor gave the money to the New
York-based Actors Fund, which provides emergency relief for workers in the
entertainment industry. He said he plans to make periodic donations to the fund
and asked other stars to do the same. 'My hope is that people who can afford it
will take responsibility for this and help out,' Clooney said of the deed."
Maybe this doesn't need to be said, but stars stand to gain from this strike as much as writers. Not only is their contract due next year, which would mean more power for them if the studios folded to the writers. It is also the fact that as the shows with professional writers are replaced by reality shows, they need less talent in general. Remember the defense regarding Kid Nation, they weren't working because they were not talented - at least one of them seemed to be to me though.
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