Daytime talk shows became daytime dramas this week: First Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Hudson, Bill Maher and other hosts announced they would be back on the air without their writers who are currently on strike against major studios. But now, after intense backlash, all of them have called off their season premieres.
On Friday, Barrymore seemed to double down on the decision to resume. She posted a tearful video message on Instagram, saying "I deeply apologize to writers, I deeply apologize to unions, I apologize." Barrymore said she was taking full responsibility for the decision to resume. "We aren't gonna break rules and we are gonna be in compliance. I wanted to do this because, as I said, this is bigger than me and there are other people's jobs on the line," she said. But that video inspired so much vitriol people online called her a scab that Barrymore quickly deleted it.
Barrymore's reverse-course kicked off a domino effect; within hours, Jennifer Hudson announced she would no longer resume her show. CBS's The Talk announced the same.
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