LOS ANGELES—Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon.
The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations, saying the gap between the two sides was too great to make continuing worth it, despite an offer as good as the one that recently ended the writers’ strike. The actors union decried their opponents’ “bullying tactics” and said they were wildly mischaracterizing their offers.
