Christina Applegate Online supports the SAG-AFTRA strike.

The nearly 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents all performers on film and television, are going on strike.

On Thursday, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced its national board voted unanimously to launch the guild’s first strike. The news was unveiled by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland during a press conference, following the expiration of the union’s current contract and a 12-day extension of contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP).

Why are the actors going on strike?
The short answer is because the SAG-AFTRA bargaining committee and AMPTP could not reach an agreement to form a new contract after their previous one expired on June 30.

But the reasons for a strike are many. SAG-AFTRA has faced a host of radical changes as the industry has pivoted away from more traditional models of theatrical distribution and network and cable television in favor of streaming. The issues at hand include the use of AI in generating and perpetuating actors’ likenesses, as well as residuals and data transparency for streaming projects. Other points of conflict are also salaries, particularly for guest stars, costars, and background actors, as rising inflation and the cost of living increasingly prevent many working actors from earning a living wage.

Drescher summed up the reasons for a strike in a press conference speech. “We are being victimized by a very greedy entity. I am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us,” she said. “I cannot believe it, quite frankly. How far apart we are on so many things. How they plead poverty, that they’re losing money left and right while giving hundreds and millions of dollars to their CEOS. It is disgusting. Shame on them. They stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment.”

She continued: “The entire business model has been changed by streaming, digital, AI. This is a moment of history that is a moment of truth. If we don’t stand tall right now, we are going to be in trouble. We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines and big business, who cares more about wall street than you and your family.”

#SAGAFTRAstrong #SAGAFTRAstrike

Welcome to the brand new design here at Christina Applegate Online! This website will be celebrating 18 years online in June, so this is a great way to honor that milestone.

This lovely layout was designed and coded by my great friend Claudia at Never Enough Design. She did an amazing job highlighting gorgeous photos of Christina from her various photo shoots throughout the years. Also, make sure you visit her fansites dedicated to Christina’s TV mom Gracious Katey Sagal and her Dead to Me co-star Dear Linda Cardellini.

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I want to welcome everyone to the new design at Christina Applegate Online! The website will is celebrating 16 years online today, June 30, 2020, so I thought a new layout would be the perfect way to celebrate this milestone. Thank you to all of our visitors for supporting the website all these years. I am proud that this website has been a source for fans all over the world and hope to continue to share everything about Christina’s amazing career.

You will notice the new layout here on the main site as well as the photo gallery. The amazing header was made by Headers Online and the great theme is by Kaci.

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I have created a poll on Twitter about re-adding the videos section on this website. If people would rather stick to browsing Youtube and other streaming sites, I will not take the time to re-add the section here.

Please select what you think.

Since I have to rebuild the site, would you like to see the videos section re-added?

— Christina Applegate (@ApplegateOnline) July 23, 2017