Jamie Lee Curtis speaks out after being bashed for ‘neutral’ stance on Hollywood strikes
Jamie Lee Curtis has spoken out to clarify that she "fully supports" the SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood after coming under fire from fans and fellow stars for "wanting to be like Switzerland".
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Jamie Lee Curtis responded to growing backlash online after she seemingly took a neutral stance on the SAG-AFTRA strike fighting for better wages and AI regulations in Hollywood.
While the actress previously said she was “more Switzerland” in the situation and didn’t like the “rhetoric on both sides”, the 64-year-old took to Instagram yesterday (August 7) insisting she is in “full support” of the actors.
She shared a snap of herself smiling and holding a SAG-AFTRA placard and reached out directly to her fans as she gave some context to her comments.
The Oscar-winner explained she was at a “beautiful charity event” when people began asking about her stance on the strike when she made the off-handed comment.
As more people began asking her to clarify what she meant in the days since her comments went online, the actress declared: “HERE THEY ARE! I FULLY SUPPORT the SAG-AFTRA strike, have volunteered making signs multiple times and have donated to the relief fund.
“I SUPPORT the leadership and SUPPORT our demands. I’m a rank-and-file union member. I am not on any negotiating committee.”
However, the Halloween star added: “I believe we have to look at all sides in any conflict in order to find resolution, solution and a fair and equitable settlement.”
She finished her decisive message with a plea to end the obsession over minor comments and stories surrounding the strike and instead “get back to the table and negotiate”, which she punched out in all-caps.
Her original comments were made last week at a groundbreaking ceremony for The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Campus in Los Angeles, in partnership with Project Angel Food.
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The actress declared she was “more Switzerland” and “not a polarized person” in the debate, as she told Variety: “I don’t like the rhetoric on both sides.
“I don’t like the 'them vs. us'. The fact that there’s a 'them' and an 'us' bothers me.
"It’s one industry and I hope that all of the sides can recognize the oneness of our industry, and that we are interdependent, and that AI is not interdependent, that human beings are and at the end of the day our interdependency with each other will prevail.”
