"In light of the announcement that The Drew Barrymore Show will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms Barrymore's invitation to host the 74th National Book Awards Ceremony."
What a whirlwind. I started out confused that she still exists, then confused that she has a show, and then that she was being invited to host things. At least it ended on a note that I understood: "I'm gonna abide by the strike or whatever, but I'm like... so sick of this, you guys! Can we just... not?"
It sounds like she's trying to pretend that she's a news show when in reality she's just an actress reading jokes about the news. She certainly is not more newsworthy than the daily show or Seth Meyers and they are off for the strike.
It sounds like she doesn't want to follow the rules and is salty because people are holding her to some kind of standard.
Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the US National Book Awards after controversy about her TV show returning during the ongoing Hollywood strike.
Earlier this week, the talk show host and actress said the programme's return would be in line with strike rules.
On Tuesday, the National Book Foundation said it had rescinded her invitation to host Friday's ceremony.
"The National Book Awards is an evening dedicated to celebrating the power of literature, and the incomparable contributions of writers to our culture," it said in a statement.
TV network CBS said her show "will not be performing any writing work covered by the WGA strike".
Speaking on the picket line, one of them, Chelsea White, said: "First and foremost, this is obviously way bigger than just The Drew Barrymore Show and writers.
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