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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.online/users/stevenrosenthal/statuses/115232703574513550">Steven Rosenthal (stevenrosenthal@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 08:49:06 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/@stevenrosenthal" title="stevenrosenthal@mastodon.online"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/101009-48-20240824010129.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Steven Rosenthal" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Steven Rosenthal</a></section><article><p>Joint statement from several Hollywood unions, including mine (IATSE)</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5658717#notice-11107855">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-09-20T08:49:06+09:00" title="Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 08:49:06 JST">about 7 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@stevenrosenthal/115232703574513550" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.online via ActivityPub">mastodon.online</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@stevenrosenthal/115232703574513550">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5232577">A written statement titled "Hollywood Labor Joint Statement on Jimmy Kimmel," dated September 18, 2025. Text reads: The indefinite removal of Jimmy Kimmel Live under government pressure is not an isolated incident. It is part of a disturbing trend of increasing interference in creative expression. This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.
When a private citizen, business, or television network bows to government intimidation, it strikes at the heart of our First Amendment rights. Creative artists must be free to do their work without fear that their careers or their family's livelihoods will be disrupted simply for their opinions.
These cases pull the rug out from under the hardworking American workers behind the scenes who make these productions possible. At a time when America's film and television industry is still struggling due to globalization and industry contraction, further unnecessary job losses only make a bad situation worse.
Finally, media companies have a responsibility to defend their workers and the integrity of the stories they tell. All broadcasters must stand firm in defense of free expression and the First Amendment, not capitulate to a policy of political appeasement.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/232/694/330/819/509/original/0aa2f44619895f0d.jpeg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/232/694/330/819/509/original/0aa2f44619895f0d.jpeg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Joint statement from several Hollywood unions, including mine (IATSE)
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1. A written statement titled "Hollywood Labor Joint Statement on Jimmy Kimmel," dated September 18, 2025. Text reads: The indefinite removal of Jimmy Kimmel Live under government pressure is not an isolated incident. It is part of a disturbing trend of increasing interference in creative expression. This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans. When a private citizen, business, or television network bows to government intimidation, it strikes at the heart of our First Amendment rights. Creative artists must be free to do their work without fear that their careers or their family's livelihoods will be disrupted simply for their opinions. These cases pull the rug out from under the hardworking American workers behind the scenes who make these productions possible. At a time when America's film and television industry is still struggling due to globalization and industry contraction, further unnecessary job losses only make a bad situation worse. Finally, media companies have a responsibility to defend their workers and the integrity of the stories they tell. All broadcasters must stand firm in defense of free expression and the First Amendment, not capitulate to a policy of political appeasement.
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