Ellen DeGeneres Crosses Writer Picket Line

Ellen DeGeneres isn’t just pushing the boundaries of accepted behavior in society, but she’s also raging against writers who want their fair share of profits. Ellen is pictured here crossing the striking writer’s picket line so she could do her show, even though some of her writers are picketing. Ellen told her audience:

"I want to say I love my writers. I love them. In honor of them today, I’m not going to do a monologue. I support them and hope that they get everything they’re asking for. And I hope it works out soon. In the meantime, people have traveled across the country. They’ve made plans. They’re here. I want to do everything I can to make your trip enjoyable and give you a show."

David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Conan O’Brien, who himself was an SNL writer, all shut down their show to support the writers, but not Ellen. Governor Arnold is trying to negotiate an agreement because he says everyone involved, including the writers, have money and won’t be hurt by the strike, but the camera men, carpenters, studio crews, etc., will be hurt by the strike. Had Ellen mentioned any of those people I might have given her a pass, but crossing the picket line makes her a bad guy, er butch lesbian, or whatever.