WGA strikers jeer WB. Discovery chief David Zaslav during speech

Protesters disturbed Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s graduation speech at Boston College with jeers and chants because the WGA strike picked tempo.

Late Evening with Seth Meyers author Mike Scollins shared a video the place Warner Bros boss confronted continued disturbance throughout his speech, forcing him, at one level, to pause.

He captioned the video as “Zaslav getting hit with a Pay Your Writers chant in Boston. That is so good.”

Following the speech, the pinnacle honcho of WB. Discovery prolonged help to the writers’ strike.

“I’m grateful to my alma mater, Boston College, for inviting me to be a part of in the present day’s graduation and for giving me an honorary diploma, and, as I’ve usually stated, I’m immensely supportive of writers and hope the strike is resolved quickly and in a approach that they really feel acknowledges their worth,” Zaslav stated.

In different information, HBO CEO Casey Bloys goals to settle points with the Writers Guild of America strike that has put Hollywood on the again foot.

“First, let me simply begin by saying I’m hopeful {that a} truthful decision is discovered quickly with writers that will, in fact, return expertise to this stage,” the chief govt stated.

“Let’s be trustworthy, making this a much more entertaining present. Till then, you are sort of caught with me and my clips.”

It’s pertinent to say right here it’s the first writers’ strike in 15 years.