'Vanderpump Rules' production pulls plug on filming at Santa ...
Published July 13, 2023 8:55AM
Updated 12:43PM
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VANDERPUMP RULES -- "Reunion" -- Pictured: (l-r) Lala Kent, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix, Andy Cohen, Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay -- (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/Bravo via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - The ongoing strikes in Hollywood are making an impact on reality TV.
A week ago, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica went on strike for better wages and on Thursday, actors represented by SAG-AFTRA are expected to join writers on the picket lines. "Vanderpump Rules" production considered filming scenes for Season 11 at the four-star hotel but pulled the plug when they heard about the strike earlier this week, a source close to production told FOX 11.
UNITE HERE Local 11, a labor union representing 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona said hotel workers will hold a joint rally with members of the Writers Guild of America "to call attention to the disparities in the hospitality and entertainment industries, economic powerhouses regionally and beyond."
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A rare double strike could be underway in Hollywood.
The rally is scheduled for Thursday, July 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Season 11 of "Vanderpump Rules" comes after the Emmy-nominated "Scandoval" affair controversy. Season 10 and the three-part reunion that followed documented the fallout between the cast members following the breakup between Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix. The two, who were together for nearly a decade, called it quits after he was caught cheating with the couple’s close friend and fellow cast member, Rachel "Raquel" Leviss.
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