While the entire country suffers because of radical Democrat power grabs during the pandemic, it’s now starting to hit the left, and really hard. In Hollywood for instance, there are mass staff reductions, lay offs and furloughs all because of the Wuhan virus. The dumb Mayor of Los Angeles who recently threatened to lock down the city until at least August, then backed off is having his own cronies pay the price. Normally, I wouldn’t be happy about such things, but with what the media, the left and hack actors/actresses have spewed since the pandemic begun, I feel absolutely no sympathy for them suffering now. The unemployment rate is expected to hit 24% or high in California, all thanks to Gov. Newsom and communist/fascist mayors power plays during the pandemic.
| Some good news from the pandemic: Leftist Hollywood mass staff reductions, furloughs and lay offs |
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Endeavor — the largest Hollywood talent agency, as well as a studio — recently said that it will lay off or furlough up to a third of its staff. Disney has furloughed more than 100,000 employees worldwide, mostly in the company’s parks division.
Hollywood has been hit on multiple fronts, including the closure of cinemas and the suspension of live sports, which is usually a cash cow for broadcasters. The L.A. office of Fox Sports Productions saw 3,595 people temporarily laid off at the end of April, according to dot.LA.
Some of the biggest job losses have come from the production sector, which consists of below-the-line crew members who typically toil year round on crowded movie and TV sets. Hollywood’s trade unions have seen their members idle without work as soundstages around the country remain empty.
Breitbart News reported last week that Hollywood studios are currently working on ways to make sets safe when production ultimately resumes. While no major studio has yet to announce a timetable, one source told Breitbart that U.S. production may resume in June at the earliest.
But L.A. County’s decision to prolong its stay-at-home order for an additional three months is only creating more uncertainty.
Tyler Perry recently announced that his Atlanta studio will resume limited production in July. Countries including New Zealand, Poland, the Czech Republic have also announced that shooting can resume.