Performers, stagehands, musicians and writers are navigating an industry on pause. Production has halted for many projects, with questions about how they’ll restart safely and within budget.
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Sorry to start with the boo hoos but 99.999 percent of people will not be able to relate to what I’m going to vent about. I am a professional magician and comedian and have been working full-time for the past 15 years. I have a 2020 tour booked for state fairs and festivals with over $250,000 worth of work all of which has been canceled. I’ve lost everything i have and my unemployment will be drained next week. Suicide looks pretty good right now. The fucking world is a mess and the risk of shutting down the entire economy is not worth the reward of saving the lives a select few elderly and asymptomatic people. I don’t mean to sound heartless but this is some serious bullshit!! Let me work!!! The government is not my father. Btw please visit magicmantjhill.com
Oh my i hope these kids and everyone else in here know what people truly excel.. It's a message behind something very sheepy watching them mock their own sheep . what has this world come too.. The words of rules and argument s grow wait for it… It's falling.
Please stop using the word “iconic.†So overused by those in the entertainment industry & social media, it now has little to no meaning.
Omg!!! Listen to this little diva cry about "living check to check" while staying in that mansion she's sitting in front of.
Like, get over it little girl. You don't live a troubled life. You have absolutely NO IDEA what WE go through every single day, especially when ur living all the way up in friggin Hollywood. Your just the typical millennial.
have you thought about the amount of time that you have wasted following and watching products of the entertainment industry, use this time to step back and decide on what actually matters in life. most people are sleep walking through life.
They could always get real jobs and entertain as a hobby, like the rest of us.
well I am sure that these people who made loads of money in the "entertainment" industry, will be no where near as effected as the millions of average Americans who truly have nowhere to go back to. "the unsung heroes of hollywood" give me a break. they are compensated more then enough for their walk in the park jobs.
NECESSITY BEFORE WANTS !!!
ONE CAN NOT LAUGH WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH !!!
A HUNGRY MAN IS AN ANGRY MAN !!!
MESSAGE FROM THE UNIVERSE TO THE LASY AND DECEIVERS !!!
Just taking names and kicking ass.
She is absolutely gorgeous
It will never be the same
I hope the pro athletes lose around 90 percent. They will still be very overpaid
You folks really need to take a breath. Everything is coming back. Jesus Christ…
The next latina marvel hero? You late, marvel is dead
You would be in the Book of Mormon lol
Perhaps it’s about time those entertainers realise that their services are not essential. Chop chop, wear your gloves and mask and start scrubbing the floor, my love.
why dont they speak with visual effects artists? equally effected and probably the most forgotten in this industry. They touch all movies even if it's invisible.
Millions?
Maybe find something more stable to pay the bills until things get better.
Brings tears in my eyes.
Thank you so much for covering this story.
I’m in film and television. I think by the time ‘we’re back’ there will be work for less people, but there will also be less people who haven’t transitioned to something else.
The line from the song “There’s no business like show business†isn’t true. It’s a business like any other, which requires professionalism like any other industry. I’ve worked at IBM, Marsh, Aon, and other great corporations; film and television production may be more interesting than sitting in a cubicle, but it’s actually more demanding if you want to be successful at it.
Its over! We need to chill and get closer to GOD and FAMILY. We need to heal ourselves of this work,work,work mentality that has covered up so many issues that need to be faced.