Stephen Amell on the picket lines in New York City.Photo:John Nacion/Getty
John Nacion/Getty
Stephen Amellis joining theSAG-AFTRApicket line after all.
On Friday, Amell, 42, was photographed walking the picket line with his union outside of Warner Bros. Discovery in New York City. He also sported a “SAG-AFTRA Strong” shirt and carried a picket sign.
“I support my union, I do. And I stand with them. I do not support striking. I don’t,” he said at the time. “I think that it is a reductive negotiating tactic. I find the entire thing incredibly frustrating. I think the thinking as it pertains to shows — like the show that I’m on that premiered last night — I think it’s myopic.”
Stephen Amell.Phillip Faraone/WireImage
Amell’s formerArrowcostar Kirk Acevedotweeted, “This f—ing guy.”Legends of TomorrowandThe Flashalum Matt Lescher wrote, “Still waiting on that comprehensive list of totally non-reductive negotiating tactics we get to employ now. Thank god for superheroes! Any second now….”
“I understand fundamentally why we’re here,” he wrote. “My off the cuff use of the word ‘support’ is clearly contradictory to my true feelings and my emphatic statement that I stand with my union. Of course I don’t like striking. Nobody does. But we have to do what we have to do.”
“I’m an actor and I was speaking extemporaneously for over an hour,” he continued. “I emote, but I certainly don’t think these issues are simple. Our leadership has an incredibly complicated job and I am grateful for all that they do.”
“At least for the foreseeable future, I choose to stand with my union,” he wrote. “When you see me on a picket line please don’t whip any hard fruit.”
Stephen Amell attends the premiere of the new STARZ series “Heels” on August 10, 2021 in Los Angeles.Michael Kovac/Getty
Michael Kovac/Getty
The actors are seeking better pay and residuals from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), as well as the regulation of artificial intelligence and other asks.
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Many Hollywood stars have since hit the picket lines to support the strike, includingMariska Hargitay,Hilary Duff,Francia Raisa,Bryan CranstonandJason Sudeikis.
source: people.com
