Celebrities Supporting 2023 Writers' and Actors' Strikes
Margot Robbie, Matt Damon, and More Stars Support the 2023 Actors' Strike
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On May 3, during a panel with Variety's Executive Music Editor Shirley Halperin and Gamma's Larry Jackson, Snoop Dogg shared his thoughts on today's "f*cked up" streaming models that have led writers to strike over proper compensation. "The writers are striking because [of] streaming, they can't get paid," the rapper said. "Because when it's on the platform, it's not like in the box office. I don't understand how the f*ck you get paid off of that sh*t. Somebody explain to me how you can get a billion streams and not get a million dollars? That's the main gripe with a lot of us artists is that we do major numbers . . . but it don't add up to the money. Like where the f*ck is the money?"