George Clooney just wants actors to get along instead of choosing between sparring unions.
In a two-page letter, Clooney is neutral in the dispute between the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild.
He says “What we can’t do is pit artist against artist.”
AFTRA has already reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios.
SAG wants AFTRA members to vote against the deal, saying its approval will mean SAG won’t be able to do any different.
Both contracts expire Monday.
Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin and others have joined hundreds of actors in signing an online petition urging actors to ratify the AFTRA pact.
And, Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen and Holly Hunter have endorsed a SAG ad calling for AFTRA to return to the negotiating table to get a better deal.
Clooney says this fight is counterproductive.
He says “the one thing you can be sure of is that stories about Jack Nicholson versus Tom Hanks only strengthens the negotiating power” of the studios.
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