The Writer's Strike closing down the Golden Globes
The Writer's Guild Association went on strike in November 2007, but even as late night talk show hosts lent their backing with indulgent gags, nobody quite expected that the revolt would really stop Hollywood in their tracks.
Here's a quick primer, and things came to a head when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to cancel the Golden Globe awards because stars weren't willing to cross the picket lines. The result: a press conference announcing the names of the winners.
When a bunch of angry writers can stop Armani-wearers from pirouetting for the red carpet lensmen, you know the world's not entirely doomed.
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