Australian actress Ruby Rose has thrown her support behind SAG-AFTRA after the union representing notable Hollywood actors urged its members to hold a strike-friendly Halloween party this year.
SAG-AFTRA told its members Wednesday not to dress up as characters from popular movies or shows through a digital flyer posted on its website. strike website.
Several A-list stars, including Mandy Moore and Melissa Gilbert, have since criticized the announcement and called out SAG-AFTRA for not having its priorities in order.
On Saturday, however, Ruby, 37, jumped to the union’s defense, posting a series of Instagram Stories detailing why she believes Halloween costumes are an important aspect of the strike.
“I’m ashamed of the actors who spoke out to @SAFAFTRA about Halloween costumes… pull it together and head to the picket line,” the Orange Is The New Black star wrote.
Australian actress Ruby Rose, 37, (pictured) has thrown her support behind SAG-AFTRA after the union representing notable Hollywood actors urged its members to hold a strike-friendly Halloween party this year
“The future of the entertainment industry is at stake. For most members, the SAG email was unnecessary, it was a given,” she added.
Ruby, who has lived in Hollywood for a decade, further alleged that the union’s email was “intentionally misrepresented” by the media to undermine SAG-AFTRA.
She continued, “We actors are on strike, which means we are not promoting the companies (billion dollar conglomerate studios) we are on strike with. It’s very simple).’
“I’m ashamed of the actors who spoke out to @SAFAFTRA about Halloween costumes… pull it together and head to the picket line,” the Orange Is The New Black star wrote on Instagram Stories on Saturday
The Pitch Perfect 3 star explained that Halloween has become a “promotional tool” for Hollywood studios, and actors must resist the urge to get sucked into it
The Pitch Perfect 3 star explained that Halloween has become a “promotional tool” for Hollywood studios, and actors must resist the urge to get sucked in.
She ended her posts with some harsh words for critics of the Halloween costume guidelines.
“Oh, and if you’re a member of the SAG and now need to change costumes but don’t have much money to buy one… because… you know… strike,” she wrote.
SAG-AFTRA is urging its actors not to wear Halloween costumes inspired by popular movies and shows, the union announced on its website Wednesday. (Image: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in a publicity photo for Barbie)
“You can get a free T-shirt if you go to the picket line, make a sign at home and be ready for Halloween as the much cooler ‘Badass Actor on strike’.”
SAG-AFTRA’s guidelines not only ask its members to avoid characters from currently affected films or television shows; Guild members should also avoid wearing costumes of characters owned by affected companies, such as characters from Marvel films, which are primarily owned by Disney.
The new guidelines mean that actors who want to remain members in the union’s good graces will have to avoid popular costumes inspired by the Barbie movie and Netflix spinoff Addams Family Wednesday — or at least they’ll have to keep them secret to hold.
High profile members will also need to avoid the hugely popular Wednesday Addams costumes as they could be seen as promotion for the Netflix show. The streamer is represented by the AMPTP. (Pictured: Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams on Wednesday)
Instead, SAG-AFTRA encourages its members to opt for more generic costumes that cannot be seen as promotions for successful projects.
Mandy Moore slammed the guidelines on Thursday, posting on Instagram Stories: ‘Is this a joke? Come on @sagaftra. This is what’s important?’
‘We ask you to negotiate on our behalf in good faith. So many people in every aspect of this industry have made enormous sacrifices for months. Get back to the table and get a fair deal so everyone can get back to work. Please and thank you.
Mandy Moore slammed the guidelines on Thursday, posting on Instagram Stories: ‘Is this a joke? Come on @sagaftra. This is what’s important?’
Ryan Reynolds this week gently joked about the new SAG-AFTRA warning about strike-friendly Halloween costumes
Little House On The Prairie star Melissa Gilbert, meanwhile, wrote: ‘This is what you guys come up with? Literally no one cares what anyone wears on Halloween.”
She further explained, “I mean, do you really think this kind of infantile thing is going to end the strike? We look like a joke. Please tell me you’re going to make this rule go away… and start negotiating!’
Elsewhere Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds joined the discussion by tweeting, “I’m looking forward to yelling ‘scabies’ at my 8 year old all night long. She’s not a member of the union, but she has to learn.”
Shortly after his post, the union quickly fired off a clarification The Hollywood Reporternoting that the directive “does not apply to anyone’s children.”