Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Studios Negotiator Pleads with Union: “Please WGA, just accept our last best and final offer”

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Alright, really.

Carol Lombardini, chief negotiator for the AMPTP aka the Studios, wrote this on Twitter about an hour ago: “please WGA, just accept our last best and final offer so we’re not forced to come back again and give you the even-better last-last double-best bottomless oreo dream extreme offer-tini.”

Yes, very funny. Earlier this evening, the Studios said the offer they left with the WGA was their “best and final offer.”

Does that mean take it or leave it? Will Hollywood just cease to exist if the WGA doesn’t agree to these terms?

The two sides will congregate tomorrow again once the WGA lawyers and chiefs look every single point over. Every night there are leaks and signs the finale is coming. Everyone has a scoop and then nothing happens.

Will we wake up Monday with a resolution to this mess? Or more of the same? Monday ends the 10 days of atonement. Let’s see the studios atone for something, please.

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Roger Friedman
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