Major Stars Agree Strike Vote Should Go Forward

Some of Hollywood's most respected stars - including Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Meryl Streep - met privately with the president of the Screen Actors Guild last month, encouraging plans to move forward with a vote on a possible actors' strike, a top entertainment writer reports.

A spokeswoman for SAG told Sharon Waxman, the author and former New York Times writer behind the WaxWord blog, that the guild meets often with high-profile actors to discuss a possible strike.

"We have met with high profile actors on sets and elsewhere to discuss various issues throughout our negotiations," Pam Greenwalt told Waxman. "We do not publicize the meetings nor do we release details."

After talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed again last week, SAG announced Saturday it plans to ask members to pursue a strike vote.

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