Hollywood star Annette Bening has slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) as “reprehensible” for his decision to veto a bill that would have provided unemployment pay to striking union workers.
In November, Newsom vetoed California’s SB799, which the Democrat-controlled state legislature had passed with flying colors at the height of the Hollywood strikes. The bill would have put California taxpayers on the hook for unemployment benefits to striking Hollywood actors and writers, who had walked off the job to protest the major studios and streamers.
Annette Bening spoke about the bill in a recent Vanity Fair interview to promote her Netflix movie Nyad.
Actress Annette Bening joins members and supporters of SAG-AFTRA and WGA on the picket line at Fox Studios on August 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
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