George Clooney pens letter over SAG talks

June 26, 2008 The actor released a two-page message Thursday that gives a neutral position, laying out both sides of the fighting unions' positions and focusing on the issues of the working actor. AFTRA feels that a work stoppage would be devastating to its members, and SAG believes that if they don't draw a line in the sand, the studios will repeat what they did with DVDs. Clooney's statement is the first he has released since the talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers began and since he and several other high-profile union members took out ads shortly after the WGA strike ended, urging SAG and AFTRA to "just talk" with the studios and start negotiations early.

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