MOSCOW, August 3Some of Hollywood's highest-paid actors have donated more than $15 million to the Screen Actors Guild and the United States Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) fund to support striking film industry workers, according to a statement on the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's website.
Among those who donated over a million dollars were Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and others.
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«Over the past three weeks, the nonprofit has raised more than $15 million for its emergency financial assistance program,» said a statement released on behalf of the foundation's president, Courtney Vance.
The aid notes will be sent to thousands of junior actors who are facing economic hardship.
The statement cites three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep as saying she remembers her days as a waitress, cleaner, typist, and time in line for benefits for unemployment.
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«In this strike, I'm lucky to be able to support those who will fight the long battle against Goliath,» Streep said.
The Screen Actors Guild went on strike after failing negotiate with the Producers Alliance to improve working conditions. As the union reported, actors and employees of such media companies as Amazon, Disney, Fox, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros. should take part in strikes and pickets throughout the country. and others. Famous actresses such as Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep have already declared their support for the strike.
Former Paramount and 20th Century Fox chief executive Barry Diller said the U.S. film industry will face «absolute collapse» unless strikes by the writers union and the Hollywood actors union end before September 1.
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