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Actor Will Smith has shown his support for the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. He took to his social media handles and wrote a long post in which he mentioned the importance of this moment for both guilds, as reported by Variety.
I wanna talk for a second about ACTING, Smith wrote. As some of yall mighta heard, my guild, @SAGAFTRA are on strike along with our writer colleagues in the WGA. Its a pivotal moment for our profession. https://www.instagram.com/p/CvQWoYbSVAt/ As per Variety, the WGA has been on strike since April and SAG-AFTRA since July 14, calling for negotiations with studios for fairer contracts. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation replied to Smith with Thank you for your support Will! Will Smith also recalled his journey in the entertainment industry and expressed gratitude to a mentor of his, Aaron Speiser. 33 years into my career as an actor and there are still some days when I feel like Im that kid from Philly whos on borrowed time, even though I know Ive been extraordinarily blessed and lucky to have worked as an actor all this time, Smith continued. Its thanks to my friend, my teacher and my mentor @aaronspeiser whom I fondly refer to as coach that those days when I feel like I dont belong are fewer and further between. According to Variety, the accompanying photo shows Smith posing alongside students at The Screen Acting Studio, where he dropped in on a class. Speiser works at The Screen Acting Studio and also hosts Coach The Podcast. Coach invited me to acting class the other day and I met a group of our talented next generation of actors and they amazed and inspired me! Smith wrote. Im grateful to coach for continuing to support these talented hopefuls in this art-form that I love and have been lucky enough to work in for three decades of my life! Thanks COACH! he concluded, reported Variety. (ANI)
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