Kimmel Keeps Talk-Show Staff on Payroll During Strike
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Monday, December 03, 2007
HOLLYWOOD - TV personality Jimmy Kimmel has been showing his support for striking staff of his talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live--he's been paying their wages since they formed the picket lines almost four weeks ago.
Members of the Writers Guild of America have been on strike since Nov. 5, when discussions between the union and show producers broke down over a royalty dispute.
And while fellow talk-show hosts David Letterman and Conan O'Brien have made it known that they are paying their staff's wages out of their own pocket, Kimmel has been keeping his kind gestures low-key.
Kimmel is alleged to be keeping those worst hit by the strike--like junior production assistants and receptionists--on the payroll, while the show's network, ABC, is continuing to pay the host's more senior staff, reports TMZ.com.
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