The Grammys' producers have asked the Writer's Guild of America to grant an interim agreement—similar to the one struck between the Guild and David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants—that would allow its members, as well as members of the Screen Actors Guild like Beyonce, to work on and attend the show. A decision will come Monday at the earliest, although producers have said that the show will go on regardless. According to
Variety, Grammy bigwigs tried to pull at the WGA's heartstrings by pointing out that the telecast "generates funds to be used for school programs, to assist musicians in times of need and lobbying efforts in Washington." "Lobbying efforts," eh? Like
these? You may want to just stick with talking about the schools there, guys.
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The Writers' Guild Of America announced yesterday that it has reached an interim agreement with the Grammy Awards, meaning that Guild members will be able to write soggy jokes about BitTerrorists and sappy stories about the unfettered genius of Clive Davis without fear of retaliation from their union. [
In an e-mail sent to members of the Writer's Guild of America yesterday, union presidents Patric Verrone and Michael Winship said that the plans to picket the Grammys on Feb. 10 were off the table, thanks to members of the American Federation of Musicians being in solidarity with the guild over issues of "compensation in new media." Now Beyonce can feel less bad about her dad opening his mouth and yapping about her being proud to possibly cross a Screen Actor's Guild picket line! (By the way, did anyone see the ads for the Grammys during Sunday's football game that featured Carrie Underwood?) Full memo after the jump.
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