DICK CLARK - LATEST SPIN ON GLOBES

LATEST SPIN ON GLOBES

Reports spread on numerous Internet sites on Wednesday that the Writers Guild of America was close to negotiating a deal with the producers of the Golden Globes telecast that would allow it to use guild writers when it airs on Jan. 13. However, late in the day the WGA put the kibosh on those rumors when it said that it intends to picket the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the awards will be handed out. "Dick Clark Productions is a struck company. As previously announced, the Writers Guild will be picketing the Golden Globe Awards," the WGA said. The Screen Actors Guild then indicated that it will ask its members not to cross the WGA picket lines unless they have contractual obligations to the show's producers, Dick Clark Productions. Reporting on the WGA's plans to strike the telecast, Daily Variety commented, "The move underlines WGA leaders' commitment to use bare-knuckle tactics via the strike to bring the Hollywood establishment to its knees."

03/01/2008