Articles

Screen Actors Guild...Alan Rosenberg injunction rejected by Court. Actor power-plays continue...

By Julian Ayrs on
Superior Court Judge tells Rosenberg no deal! A monkey wrench SAG President Alan Rosenberg threw into pending SAG contract talks with producers was tossed back into his lap today by a Superior Court Judge. Alan Rosenberg (SAG Guild President) and Anne-Marie Johnson (Guild 1st Vice President) filed a lawsuit against SAG this past week, seeking to reinstate Doug Allen (who was relieved of his duties as the Union's Chief negotiator) and to reconstitute the Guild's former negotiating committee...Read Full Story

Hollywood actors approve new contract

 From afp.com
Hollywood's biggest actors union approved a new contract with entertainment industry producers, ending a bitter labor dispute that sparked fears of a devastating strike.The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) said in a statement its members had voted 78 percent to 22 percent in favor of a two-year contract deal, which had been drawn up in April after closed door negotiations.SAG members had been working without a formal contract after failing to agree a new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and...Read Full Story

Alan Rosenberg and The Anti-SAG Lawsuit That Won’t Quite Die

By dave123williams on  From actorsandcrew.com
Remember the lawsuit filed by then-SAG president Alan Rosenberg, 1st VP Anne-Marie-Johnson and board members Diane Ladd and Kent McCord against their own Guild? That’s the suit that got dismissed for the umpteenth time last month. Turns out that there’s some unfinished business. SAG’s lawyers filed a motion for court costs, in the amount of $834.44. If the figure sounds low, remember that that’s just filing fees and the like; it’s basically impossible to obtain an award of attorney’s fees...Read Full Story

Who Needs TV for Drama? Just Watch SAG!

By crewblog on  From crewnewmexico.blogspot.com
SAG's Alan Rosenberg attempts to reinstate ousted executive directorMore turmoil over at the Screen Actors Guild: A meeting that was supposed to occur Feb. 3 between the union reps and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has been postponed in light of a legal manuever by SAG President Alan Rosenberg on Monday. Together with his vice president Anne-Marie Johnson, the two reportedly submitted a legal document to SAG that demonstrates their intent to file a lawsuit to reverse...Read Full Story

'CSI' actress files for divorce

 From ap.org
"CSI" star Marg Helgenberger has filed for divorce from her husband, fellow actor and Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg.She filed her petition Tuesday in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.The couple got married in 1989 and have a son together.The 50-year-old Helgenberger plays Catherine Willows on CBS' highly rated drama, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." She won a best supporting actress Emmy in 1990 for the series "China Beach."The 58-year-old Rosenberg was a regular...Read Full Story

SAG votes to oppose Hollywood hospital closure

 From ap.org
The Screen Actors Guild has voted to oppose closing a motion picture home where many actors and others have spent their last years.By a slender margin, the SAG board voted Saturday to oppose closing the Motion Picture & Television Fund's long-term care facility in Woodland Hills.SAG has no formal say in the hospital's future but many SAG members financially support it and some actors have vigorously campaigned against what they view as the destruction of a legacy.The motion picture fund...Read Full Story

Union election tests actors' will to fight

 From ap.org
The Screen Actors Guild's next president is expected to be revealed Thursday, after ballots are counted from union members. The choice could indicate whether actors are ready for another fight over Internet compensation or would rather merge with a smaller union for better bargaining leverage.SAG's election pits union-merger proponent Ken Howard against Anne-Marie Johnson, who promises to seek strike authorization before the next round of negotiations with studios. Those are set to begin in...Read Full Story

Special SAG Board Meeting Set - Guild Mired in Legal Battle

By crewblog on  From crewnewmexico.blogspot.com
With the Screen Actors Guild mired in a court battle over Doug Allen's firing, the stage has been set for the national board to oust Allen again -- if SAG president Alan Rosenberg's legal challenge is successful in reinstating the exec.Interim national exec director David White, who replaced Allen last week, has scheduled a special meeting of the guild's national board Sunday without any indication of what's going to be on the agenda.To read the full article, click here!crewnewmexico.com...Read Full Story

SAG Contract Dispute is Over!

By crewblog on  From crewnewmexico.blogspot.com
From the USA TodayLOS ANGELES — Members of the Screen Actors Guild voted overwhelmingly to ratify a two-year contract covering movies and prime-time TV shows made by the major Hollywood studios, the union announced Tuesday. Some 78% of those who voted were in favor of the deal, a show of unity following a bitter dispute that saw Guild members fighting among themselves and left them further behind than where they started. About 110,000 SAG members were sent ballots and more than 35% cast votes...Read Full Story

rrhobbs: #THR #Business: Former SAG President Alan Rosenberg Denounces Current Leadership as “Liars”: Jonathan Handel Hi... http://t.co/dqTWbeJT

By R. Richard Hobbs on  From twitter.com
rrhobbs: #THR #Business: Former SAG President Alan Rosenberg Denounces Current Leadership as “Liars”: Jonathan Handel Hi... http://t.co/dqTWbeJTRead Full Story
More From Zimbio
Zimbio Entertainment
Copyright © 2012 - Zimbio, Inc. Some rights reserved. Coming soon: Livingly
Share
. . .
Follow
. . .