The strike immediately threw the television industry into disarray, idling hundreds of non-writing production employees along with striking WGA members as work on numerous shows ground to a halt.
While studios' film release schedule has been unaffected, Hollywood stars have had fewer venues to promote their latest movies with the shutdown of late-night talk shows.
"To people like myself, the strike is a forced vacation, but ... there is the fear that a prolonged strike can destroy people who make a living in this industry," Clooney told Variety. "My hope is that people who can afford it will take responsibility for this and help out."
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