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LOS ANGELES - HOLLYWOOD actors will boycott this month's Golden Globe Awards in a show of support for striking writers, the actors union said on Friday, dealing a blow to the glittering red carpet extravaganza.
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) President Alan Rosenberg said in a statement there was 'unanimous agreement' among actors not to cross picket lines set up by writers locked in a bitter dispute with film and television producers.
Mr Rosenberg said the boycott would cover all nominees up for acting awards in the event, regarded as the second most important awards show in Hollywood after the Oscars. It would also extend to actors asked to take part as presenters.
'After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their representatives over the past several weeks, there appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines to appear on the Golden Globe Awards as acceptors or presenters,' Mr Rosenberg said.
'We applaud our members for this remarkable show of solidarity for striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers.'
Hollywood screenwriters have been on strike since Nov 5 after the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to agree terms for a new contract that expired in October.
Negotiations foundered over the writers' demands for an increased share of profits from Internet and new media sales.
The two-month strike has forced the suspension of numerous television series as well as the postponement of work on several Hollywood films.
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