A good part of the firmament of Hollywood has joined the cause of his more anonymous fellow actors on strike, who decided to join last July 14 to the strike called by the scriptwriters. George y Amal Clooney, Matt Damon and wife or Leonardo DiCaprio have added to this protest and not only in a symbolic way, but by making important economic contributions.
Thus, a good group of stars among which also stand out Hugh Jackman y Deborra-Lee Furness, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez y Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds y Blake Lively, Julia Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meryl Streep y Oprah Winfreyhave quickly followed in the footsteps of the famous actor Dwayne Johnsonthe first to donate approximately one million dollars to the emergency fund of the main union of actors in the United States.
This same Wednesday, the president of the foundation, Courtney B Vance has made public the balance of all the money obtained: “So far 15 million dollars – almost 14 million euros – have been raised to help those most affected by the cessation of filming in Hollywood.”
Vance has also placed special emphasis on the generous donation of dwayne the rockfor being “a call to arms” so that all those who can “intensify their help”, as well as in Clooney y Streepin his case for having “stepped up with million-dollar donations, emails and many calls to action to encourage others to donate generously.”
Clooney and Streep’s scream
It clearly shows that in addition to money Meryl Streep y George Clooney They have been directly and personally involved in the strike, these are their most recent public statements to make that call to action that the president of the foundation is so grateful for.
“I remember my days as a waitress, cleaner, typist and even when I was unemployed. In this strike, I am lucky to be able to support those who will fight a long battle to face Goliath”, have been the most forceful words of the actress , while the protagonist of The peacemaker he has preferred to remember those who decades before fought for the rights of actors in Hollywood. “We’ve stood on the shoulders of the likes of Bette Davis and Jimmy Cagney and it’s time for our generation to give something back,” she said.
A more than justified strike
There are really very few millionaire actors in the United States, as current figures reflect. an overwhelming 86% of the 160,000 union members earn less than $26,500 (24,000 euros) per year, according to figures from the president of SAG-AFTRA, Fran Drescher, and published on New York Times.