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With the afternoon sun beating down on East Texas, Koe Wetzel has decided it’s time to jump off the roof.

It’s late June, and Wetzel, with a vodka and soda in hand, is sitting in his boathouse, staring out at the lake. This Friday, he’ll release his new album 9 Lives on Columbia Records, and based on the streaming and chart success of its first singles, it’s poised to be the biggest of the Texas country singer’s five studio albums. But he’s also at the mind-numbing point of album promotion,...

Drew Barrymore’s in hot water following drama surrounding the Writers Guild of America strike. When writers began striking, the Never Been Kissed actor announced her plan to continue The Drew Barrymore Show. And, of course, she paid the price. Barrymore issued an apology following the announcement. But it might be too little too late, as her show might now be in jeopardy.

Several writers for ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ have declined to return to the show following scab drama

During the WGA strike, Drew Barrymore hoped to resume filming The Drew Barrymore Show. Of course, writers, actors, and fans took issue.

“The Drew Barrymore Show is produced under the Network Television Code which is a separate contract and is not struck,” a SAG-AFTRA rep said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is permissible work, and Drew’s role as host does not violate the current strike rules.”

Ultimately, the show returned without its writers,...

Three writers from The Drew Barrymore Show will not be returning despite the end of the WGA strike.

The show is set to return on October 16 after delays caused by the strike.

Writers Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe quit their jobs rather than return.

The show is now interviewing new writers to take their place. The hiring process will follow WGA guidelines.

Drew Barrymore faced criticism last month for her decision to continue her daytime talk show in the midst of the writer’s strike, the backlash ultimately led the show to go back on hiatus on September 17. She faced several repercussions for her decision, including being dropped from the National Book Awards.

White, Kinon and Koe were outspoken against the show’s initial September return. The three have been working with Barrymore since the program’s beginning.

They found out the show was returning from audience ticket giveaways.

The Drew Barrymore Show will be returning (again) without its original writers.

The show extended an offer to the three co-head writers, Chelsea White, Liz Koe, and Cristina Kinon, but they all declined. In the meantime, the show is interviewing with other writers to fill their spot, and will adhere to guild guidelines, a source close to the show tells Rolling Stone. The show plans to be back on air on Oct. 16.

Since CBS announced the daytime talk show would move forward with its fourth season premiere on Sept. 18, without its three writers,...

The Drew Barrymore Show will be back on the air soon… but its old writers won’t be coming back with it.

The daytime talk show’s three writers — Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe — have declined an offer to return for the upcoming season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is now interviewing writers for the new season, which debuts Monday, Oct. 16.

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The Drew Barrymore Show is once again readying its return — though a trio of WGA writers have chosen not to return to their old gig.

Barrymore found herself in hot water last month when she announced that her daytime talk show would make its fourth-season debut without its striking writers. A week later, after Barrymore faced backlash and at least a few panicked guest cancellations, she revealed that she’d be reversing course, pausing the show‘s return until the WGA strike concluded.

But with the WGA strike now over, the show is set to come back Oct. 16, and those writers — Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe — have declined an offer to return with it, according to sources. The production is now interviewing new writers and will be in compliance with the guild.

As for White, Kinon and Koe, all three were visible and vocal in their protest during...

As Drew Barrymore faced widespread criticism for her decision to resume production during the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, “The Drew Barrymore Show” stood at the center of the WGA’s wrath during its first day back.

“All the late night shows, all the scripted shows, we just want everybody to be able to come back,” “The Drew Barrymore Show” co-head writer Liz Koe told TheWrap while picketing outside of CBS Broadcast Center. “But we can’t do it without getting fair contracts and being treated respectfully.”

While Koe noted that she thought her employer “made the best decision she could” from Koe’s limited understanding of the situation, she emphasized how important solidarity and unity is during this time.

“I totally understand if the decision is about getting the team back to work and getting the crew back to work,” Koe continued. “But that said, we’re still — just...

Writers Guild of America members and scribes for The Drew Barrymore Show picketed outside CBS Studios in New York on Monday as the daytime talker resumed filming amid the writers and actors strikes.

Two audience members, who had signed up for free tickets to the taping, were handed WGA pins by picketers as they walked in the door and say they were asked to leave before the show began because they were wearing the pins.

Dominic Turiczek and Cassidy Carter, two New York City-based students, planned to attend the show after signing up free tickets about a week and a half ago, not aware that the strike was going on. As they walked into the building Monday, both were handed buttons from picketers that read “Writers Guild on Strike.” The two say they were asked to take off the buttons at security, to which Carter complied. Turiczek was still wearing...

Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Hardy, and Jelly Roll are the top nominees at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards, airing live Sept. 28 from Nashville’s Opry House, the home of the Grand Ole Opry.

Wallen leads the field with 11 nominations, including multiple nods in categories like The Song of 2023 (“Last Night,” “Thinkin’ About Me”) and The Collaboration Song of 2023 (“Cowgirls” featuring Ernest, “Red” with Hardy, who picked up nine nominations). Wallen is also up for The People’s Artist of 2023, Male Artist of 2023, and The Album of 2023 for One Thing at a Time.