Always Be Watching

Always Be Watching

Share this post

Always Be Watching
Always Be Watching
A wild weekend for Drew Barrymore
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

A wild weekend for Drew Barrymore

Following name-calling, tears, and apologies, The Drew Barrymore Show has cancelled plans to return amid the writers strike.

Dan Barrett's avatar
Dan Barrett
Sep 17, 2023
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Always Be Watching
Always Be Watching
A wild weekend for Drew Barrymore
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Share

First Drew Barrymore announced she would bring her daytime talk show back, sans writers. At the time she insisted that “I own this choice.”

Then over the weekend after a week of being called a scab for crossing the picket line, she got very teary and posted a video to Instagram:

“I wanted to own a decision, so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation, and …

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Dan Barrett
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More