SAG Actors Will Not Cross Golden Globes Picket Line

The possibility of a star-studded
night at the Golden Globe Awards is looking dim.

Access has learned that members of the Screen Actors Guild will not
be attending the Globes, if they follow the recommendation of their union.

“After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their
representatives over the past several weeks, there appears to be unanimous
agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines to appear on the
Golden Globe Awards as acceptors or presenters. We applaud our members for this
remarkable show of solidarity for striking Writers Guild of America writers,”
Alan Rosenberg, Screen Actors Guild President, said in a statement to
Access.

The WGA quickly responded to SAG’s news releasing a statement thanking them
for their support.

“We are grateful to our brothers and sisters in SAG for their continued
solidarity and support. The entire awards show season is being put in jeopardy
by the intransigence of a few big media corporations. We urge the conglomerates
to return to the bargaining table they abandoned and negotiate a fair and
reasonable deal with writers to put this town back to work,” WGA West President,
Patric Verrone said in a statement.

Meanwhile, SAG is also speaking out about the growing controversy surrounding
actors appearing on the recently returned late-night talk shows.

“We have also been asked about our position regarding network talk shows. We
urge our members to appear on the two programs that have independent agreements
with the WGA, The ‘ Late Show with David Letterman ‘ and ‘ Late Late Show with
Craig Ferguson. ‘ However, actors who are asked to appear on the struck network
talk shows will have to cross WGA picket lines, creating the same situation that
has led to the consensus among actors to skip the Golden Globes,” Rosenberg
said.

SAG’s latest move could possibly foreshadow a SAG strike this summer. The
actor’s union contract expires June 30.

“As I have said since this strike began on November 5th,we must stand united
with our brothers and sisters at the WGA,” Rosenberg added .

Following the statement from SAG, Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association responded.

“The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been placed in an extremely
difficult position with the ongoing Writers Guild strike. We are making every
effort to work out a solution that will permit the Golden Globes to take place
with the creative community present to participate,” Camara said in a statement
released to Access. “We hope to announce a resolution to this
unfortunate predicament on Monday.”