What a difference a weekend makes. Ahead of their planned fall premieres today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Talk,and The Jennifer Hudson Show have all postponed their returns to daytime TV amid the ongoing writers strike. These sudden reversals come after intense industry-wide scrutiny and pickets held outside of some shows’ studios—particularly Drew Barrymore, which was the first domino to fall. Initially, Barrymore herself stood her ground despite criticism of her show’s decision to return; by the weekend, she had reversed course. “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” she wrote on Instagram Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today.”
Elsewhere in HWD, the Toronto International Film Festival anoints its People’s Choice winner; Russell Brand returns to the stage despite sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied; Hasan Minhaj admits to embellishing details in his stand-up specials; and the VF team compiles a list of our favorite feel-good movies.
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