Stephen Amell says he is obtained ‘an excessive quantity of assist’ since SAG-AFTRA strike criticism

Stephen Amell says he is obtained a ton of assist after his feedback in opposition to the SAG-AFTRA strike went viral. He stated he helps his union, however would not agree with them. (Photograph: Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic)

Stephen Amell says dozens of actors texted him in assist of his criticism in opposition to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

The Heels and Arrow actor, who stated he did not assist his union’s “myopic” strike earlier than making an attempt to stroll again his feedback, appeared on TMZ Reside on Tuesday to debate the controversy. He stated that whereas he helps SAG, he would not assist the choice to strike. Heels, his Starz present premiered its second season on Friday, and he hasn’t been capable of promote the present, per the union’s strike orders.

“I perceive the strike on an mental stage,” Amell instructed the outlet. Nevertheless, “hanging shouldn’t be the one type of negotiating.” He hopes by talking out it should “encourage individuals to get again to the desk and negotiate.”

To that finish, he stated he was assembly with SAG management “to indicate them how a lot I assist them and wish to stand with them. However simply because I agree with…” he trailed off earlier than saying: “I really like my co-workers, I really like my spouse and I really like my youngsters very a lot. That does not imply that I all the time agree with the alternatives that they make, however I’ll by no means, ever go away them in a time of want — and I will not do this to my union.”

Requested if different actors have contacted him to precise shared opinions, he replied, “I’ve gotten an excessive quantity of assist… I awakened this morning to 60 plus textual content messages… I am not going to say who they’re… And so they assist the union too.”

Amell criticized the blowback, saying, “We reside in a time proper now — and I do not I do not wish to wax too poetic right here — the place individuals need you to vote so long as you are voting for his or her candidate.”

He continued, “I believe [the contract negotiation with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers] has been executed in a really black and white, all or nothing means.” And he would not suppose sufficient “consideration” has been given to the initiatives popping out because the strike began — like Heels, his wrestling drama — which “I and a bunch of different individuals pour their coronary heart and soul into.”

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Nevertheless, he acknowledges “that is one thing that, retrospectively, I ought to have executed a greater job of taking over in personal with the management of my union.”

It is unclear what got here out of his assembly with SAG leaders. Yahoo has reached out to reps for Amell and SAG.

Over the weekend, Amell attended Raleigh’s GalaxyCon and expressed his frustration over the strike. He instructed the group, “I assist my union, I do, and I stand with them. I don’t assist hanging. I do not.” He referred to as it a “reductive negotiating tactic” and “myopic.”

Amell, one of many first actors to criticize the strike, which SAG president Fran Drescher stated may final for six months, tried to make clear his feedback in an Instagram publish. “My assist is unconditional and I stand with them,” he wrote, however stated the strike is “emotionally irritating on many ranges.” He ended by saying, “not less than for the foreseeable future, I select to face with my union” and requested those that could appear him on a picket line to not “whip any arduous fruit” at him.

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