Drew Barrymore Steps Down as MTV Movie & TV Awards Host Days Before Show to Support Writers Strike
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This year’s show will continue without a host. Barrymore, 48, has agreed to return to host the awards show in 2024, and she is expected to still appear in pre-recorded segments during this year’s broadcast. The red carpet portion of the event is also canceled, perVariety.
“Everything we celebrate and honor about movies and television is born out of [writers'] creation,” Barrymore continued. “And until a solution is reached, I am choosing to wait but I’ll be watching from home and hope you will join me.”
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“So [Barrymore is] not going to be with us live in the house for the show and we will essentially be going hostless,” he said. “The silver lining in all of this is that we really formed a partnership almost a family-like atmosphere. So we see this as a shift in direction, but also a pause for the initial plan, which we’ve all agreed and she’s accepted to continue as our host in 2024.”
source: people.com
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