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Can the Striking Writers Avoid Class Warfare? 

The class divide between the haves and have-nots of Hollywood writers has not yet been an issue in this labor stand-off. But, if history—and past comments by Todd Phillips and Aaron Sorkin—is a guide, it likely will soon enough.

The issues at the heart of this seemingly long-term labor fight will only get more pronounced as it drags on.
The issues at the heart of this seemingly long-term labor fight will only get more pronounced as it drags on. Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
May 12, 2023

Back in the early days of the Hollywood Reporter Roundtable series, before social media really took off and any deviation from a publicist narrative led to a million aggregator headlines, people would often speak their minds on those panels. I remember co-moderating one such gathering of six screenwriters, in 2010, at the old Capital Grille in the Beverly Center.