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The WGA writers for 'The Drew Barrymore Show' have decided not to return to the talk show following its controversy during the writers strike. The daytime talk show is coming back Oct. 16, but WGA writers Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe have turned down an offer to return.

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00:00The WGA writers for The Drew Barrymore Show have decided not to return to the talk show

00:05following its controversy during the writer's strike. The daytime talk show is coming back

00:10October 16th, but WGA writers Chelsea White, Christina Kinnon, and Liz Coe have turned down

00:16an offer to return. Barrymore received major backlash last month when she announced in the

00:21midst of the writer's strike that her daytime talk show would make its fourth season debut

00:25without its striking writers. A week later, after negative reactions, guest cancellations,

00:30and Barrymore doubling down on her stance, she revealed that she'd be reversing course,

00:35pausing the show's return until the WGA strike concluded. Now with the three writers declining

00:41their offer to return, the production is now interviewing new writers and will be in

00:45compliance with the Guild. White, Kinnon, and Coe were visible and vocal in their protests during

00:50the show's initial return to production in mid-September, picketing outside of Drew's

00:54Manhattan studio on multiple days. Asked at the time whether they planned to return to the show

00:59once the strike was resolved, White simply said, maybe no comment. For more on this story,

01:04head to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.

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