Warner Bros. Discovery head honcho David Zaslav had a very powerful time gettin’ his phrases out at Boston College’s commencement ceremony … as a result of the gang was heckling him with a barrage of ‘boo’s — over the continuing writers strike.
Zaslav was the graduation speaker Sunday for BU’s class of 2023, however within the sea of caps and robes, many grads gave him a chunk of their thoughts as he tried to encourage … speaking about methods to take care of troublesome individuals.
Video and pics from my IATSE good friend on the BU Commencement / Zaslav picket in Boston. Huge turnout with a great deal of totally different unions attending.#wga#wgaStrong#wgaStrike pic.twitter.com/qpe2KCXgAf
— Calvin Starnes (@CalvinStarnesOG) Might 21, 2023
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The mantra — “PAY YOUR WRITERS” — was deafening, to the purpose Zaslav needed to push pause as the gang roared its disapproval.
There have been protests exterior the venue and a few of the demonstrators even made their approach into the occasion.
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The WGA is demanding honest wages and a ban on AI in writers rooms. The strike’s been happening for almost 4 weeks endlessly.
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We have seen a bunch celebs and meals vehicles present up at protests throughout the nation … and there was even a reasonably humorous anti-AI banner flying excessive within the sky — directed at Zaslav and the opposite studio heads.
Zaslav by no means spoke concerning the WGA strike throughout his prolonged speech … however it feels like of us within the viewers dealt with that subject for him.