Drew Barrymore has been booted as the host of the 2023 National Book Awards due to her eponymous talk show’s resumed production during the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the National Book Foundation announced Tuesday. Reasoning that the actress’ presence would distract from the evening’s mission to celebrate “the incomparable contribution of writers to our culture,” the foundation said in a social media post that they are “grateful to Ms. Barrymore and her team for their understanding in this situation.” The decision comes one day after “The Drew Barrymore Show” resumed production, despite the industry’s ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA labor strikes.

Source: https://www.thewrap.com/drew-barrymore-booted-as-national-book-awards-host-wga-strike/