Sam Asghari joins the SAG-AFTRA strike picket line outside the Disney Studios in Los Angeles, Aug. 31..Photo:BACKGRID
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Britney Spears' estranged husbandSam Asgharijoined several of his acting peers in Los Angeles on Thursday to walk the picket line as part of the ongoingSAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
Asghari, who is amember of SAG-AFTRA, was seen marching with a sign in hand near the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank in a show of support for his fellow performers, who have not worked since the strike began on July 13.
“We’re not here to talk about my personal life,” Asghari toldTMZwhen probed about his estranged wife Spears, 41. “We’re here to raise awareness on my brothers and sisters working hard and striking for my future. And I hope everything gets resolved very fast and we can all go back to what we love doing the most, which is making art and inspiring people.”
The latest sighting of Asghari comes weeks after the actor and personal trainer, who appeared to be marching alone in the strike Thursday,filed for divorcefrom his wife of 14 months.
Sam Asghari was pictured in Los Angeles walking the SAG-AFTRA strike picket line on Thursday, Aug. 31.BACKGRID
Dressed casually in all black and a New York Yankees baseball cap, the 29-year-old told TMZ that although he was out of work, he presently had “the same amount of jobs asLeonardo DiCaprio,” referencing how theOscar winnerwas seemingly also “jobless.”
“I mean, that’s the point of the strike,” Asghari noted, whose most recent acting credits include two episodes ofTaylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ action series,Special Ops: Lioness.
WhenSAG-AFTRA announced that negotiationswith the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for better compensation and benefits for its members had failed in July, performers in Hollywood, including stunt workers and singers, ceased work in a show of solidarity.
On July 13, SAG-AFTRA began to strike, following in the footsteps of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the labor union that represents over 1,000 writers who work across television, news, film, and online media. The WGA wenton strike on May 2 because the deadline for a new contract passedwithout a ratified contract.
“I hope everything gets resolved very fast so we can all go back to what we love doing the most, which is making art and inspiring people and writers are the heart and soul of every project we do. So SAG strong,” Asghari said Thursday, per TMZ.
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In the filing, Asghari requested spousal support from Spears and that she pay the legal fees.
source: people.com
