‘Huge Bang Principle’ star slams ‘Jeopardy!’ host for crossing WGA picket line
His status may very well be in jeopardy – actually.
In a scathing message on Fb, actor Wil Wheaton blasted “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings for crossing the picket line in the course of the Writers Guild of America strike, giving him a stark warning.
“It is a VERY small city, Ken Jennings, and we’ll all bear in mind this,” “Star Trek: The Subsequent Era” star Wheaton wrote on the social media platform. “Your privilege might shield you proper now, however we’ll *by no means* overlook.”
“#WGAStrong,” he added.
The “Huge Bang Principle” actor continued his ideas within the feedback part of the publish, calling out those that had been talking negatively about unions.
“Hey y’all, should you’re right here to s–t on unions, you may f–ok proper off. I’ve been a union man since I used to be a union boy, and I will probably be a union man till the day I die,” he wrote.
“For those who’re right here to s–t on the employees of the world, or to make excuses for somebody who’s presently doing that, go f–ok your self and don’t come again.”
The Put up reached out to reps for each Jennings and Wheaton for remark.
Final week, an insider confirmed to The Put up that Mayim Bialik had exited the present throughout its remaining week of filming for Season 39 in assist of the continuing WGA strike.
Instead of Bialik, Jennings took on internet hosting duties – a gig that Wheaton, and different writers, don’t appear to be too keen on, Newsweek reported.
Wheaton himself was a contestant on “Celebrity Jeopardy!” final 12 months.
On Might 2, the WGA introduced that its members could be going on strike in an effort to petition for larger wages, regulation surrounding synthetic intelligence and a greater pay construction from streaming companies.
“The businesses’ conduct has created a gig financial system inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance on this negotiation has betrayed a dedication to additional devaluing the occupation of writing,” the WGA stated in a press release, The Put up reported.
“From their refusal to ensure any degree of weekly employment in episodic tv, to the creation of a ‘day charge’ in comedy selection, to their stonewalling on free work for screenwriters and on AI for all writers, they’ve closed the door on their labor pressure and opened the door to writing as a wholly freelance occupation,” the assertion continued.
The work stoppage has affected many tv reveals, shutting down manufacturing of this season’s “Saturday Night time Dwell” and “The Late Present With Stephen Colbert.”
The union represents more than 11,000 writers in the entertainment and media industries, according to “Today.”
The final writers strike occurred from November 2007 to February 2008.
In 2017, a three-year deal was reached between writers and producers to keep away from a strike.