Striking “Fashion Police” writers have spoken out in a video today slamming host Joan Rivers for her lack of support in their continued labor dispute with the E! television network.
The three-minute video titled “Dear Joan: Can we Talk” features some of the nine writers asking the comedienne why she hasn’t spoken up for them.
“Actions speak louder than words: If Joan supported the writers this would be over,” said writer Jackie Beat.
Writers from Rivers’ show are striking over claims of unpaid wages totaling $1.5 million. They have also expressed a desire to join the Writers Guild of America West.
“The fact that she’s not just a star, but she’s a member of the Writers Guild, and she won’t support fellow Writers Guild members is just astonishing,” Ned Rice says in the video. “It’s just a basic fairness issue.”
A rep for the comedienne told Page Six in April that Rivers “supports the ‘Fashion Police’ writers, and wants a fair agreement for them.”