Picketers gathered outside Warner Bros. in Burbank today found themselves buoyed by a unique presence: Flavor Flav.
The hip-hop icon-turned-reality star showed up to cheers from the assembledWGAsupporters.
A true spread of burgers and pizzas at Warner Bros courtesy of Flava Flav!
Flavor Flav hits the picket line outside Warner Bros. in Burbankiamfrancabrera/Twitter
A true spread of burgers and pizzas at Warner Bros courtesy of Flava Flav!
The duo exchanged a hand slap, hug and a Nice to meet you.
She soon might get her wish.
Outside Disney’s Burbank lot today (Matt Grobar/Deadline)
That would end this much quicker, replied LaGravenese.
Asked aboutSAG leadership asking for a strike authorization vote, Gershon replied: Yeah, we have to strike.
… Everyones asking for the same thing, eventually.
… Its a different paradigm.
People need to be compensated here.
Its nothing outrageous here.
Watch the whole interview below.
The event included aNewsiessingalong, complete with sheet music for those who didnt know the words.
Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav was presenting.
The crowds favorite chants?
Hey hey/ho ho/corporate greed has got to go, and If we dont get contracts, SHUT IT DOWN.
New York comptroller Brad Lander showed up briefly to talk about the strike.
It takes human creativity to fuel this business, he said.
That creativity has fueled the New York economy.
Actress Samantha Mathis also was there.
Some of the more striking signs seen by Deadline read, Is This 1984?!
and Robots are Scabs.
Its a collaborative medium and everybody on a film set is important.
The collective makes a movie or a television show happen and were here to protect our future.
Its essential that we get a contract that allows us to make a living.
They used to go make a living as a future Especially through residuals which were being robbed of.
This time we have thefull support of the Teamsters.
They will not cross our picket line.
In the past, others would walk past us on the way to an interview in the studio.
Everyone feels the burn of whats happening in this industry when few companies, corporations control all the wealth.
On the scene of the Pick-It Picket Ball outside of Netflix in LA today#WritersStrikepic.twitter.com/yuW1q47ipM
We want residuals.
We want to be paid a living wage… be paid fairly and make art.
