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Some writers on strike have accused Barrymore of being a “scab,” claiming her WGA-covered show cannot operate without anyone performing writing duties.
Bill Maher announced that his Real Time would be back "sans writers or writing"
Maher posted on X that he won't have any written segments. But since Maher is himself a writer, it will be difficult for the show to go ahead "without a violation of WGA strike rules," says the Guild.
The HBO host said he sympathized with the writers but needed to return for the good of other people who work on “Real Time With Bill Maher.”
Drew Barrymore has come under increasing fire over her plans to restart her daytime talk show without her three unionized writers amid the ongoing Writers Guild Of America strike.