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No Barbenheimer Costumes For Actors Union Members This Halloween
Ryan Gosling plays one of many Kens in "Barbie"
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The actors union put out the dos and don’ts for members who want to dress up without breaking strike rules.
The dress code: Ubiquitous figures like ghosts, zombies and spiders are OK, as are characters from non-struck work like animated TV. But the union wants to scare members off from giving the struck studios any free publicity on social media. So this year actors might want to keep those matching Barbie and Ken costumes in the closet.
From SAG-AFTRA: “Let’s use our collective power to send a loud and clear message to our struck employers that we will not promote their content without a fair contract!”
Stalled talks: Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down last week and have not resumed since. Actors have been picketing for more than three months now.
Go deeper: Selling Prized Possessions And Going Into Debt — How Angelenos Are Surviving The Hollywood Strikes
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