Hollywood Actors Agree to Mediation, but Strike May Be Unavoidable

Hollywood Actors Agree to Mediation, but Strike May Be Unavoidable
Actors and comedians Tina Fey (C) and Fred Armisen (R) join striking members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line during a rally outside Silvercup Studios in New York on May 9, 2023. Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday.

“We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement,” the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) said in a statement Tuesday night.