Kerry Washington and husband Nnamdi Asomugha were side by side as they picketed in front of Disney Studios in Burbank, California on Wednesday.
The 46-year-old Scandal sensation and her spouse, 42, showed solidarity with SAG-AFTRA as they marched with a crowd of others.
Kerry wore a short-sleeved white T-shirt with the strike logo and also carried a black and yellow sign.
Nnamdi, who married the actress in 2013, also held a sign and was dressed in black.
November 1, 2023 marked the 111th day that actors and others in the entertainment industry have been protesting for better wages and overall improved contracts.
Couple: Kerry Washington and husband Nnamdi Asomugha were side by side as they picketed in front of Disney Studios in Burbank, California on Wednesday
United: The 46-year-old Scandal sensation and her spouse, 42, showed solidarity with SAG-AFTRA as they marched with a crowd of others
Kerry, a Bronx native, wore her hair in a deep center part and long, blonde-highlighted individual braids.
The hair stretched to her hips and she wore a pair of oval-shaped white sunglasses with sepia-tinted lenses.
She teamed her top with a pair of black jogger pants and a pair of black and yellow patterned sneakers.
Nnamdi, a former NFL star, wore a black Kings hat and sported a full beard.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Jon Hamm, have signed an open letter in support of the continuing SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Cynthia Nixon, Jon Hamm and Jonathan Groff, were also among signatories to the letter organized by strike captains.
The letter, which was addressed to the SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee said defiantly: ‘We have not come all this way to cave now.’
‘Back in June, before we went on strike, a large group of members signed an open letter telling our leaders that we would rather go on strike than take a bad deal,’ the letter read.
L-R: Jason Winston George, Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha
Representation: The trio wore an assortment of pins on their shirt and sweatshirts
Hairstyle: Kerry, a Bronx native, wore her hair in a deep center part and long, blonde-highlighted individual braids
The correspondence continued, ‘Now, more than 100 days into our strike, that is still true. As hard as this is, we would rather stay on strike than take a bad deal.’
Studios announced further delays to next year’s release lineups in the wake of the ongoing action.
Disney announced that its highly anticipated live-action Snow White movie starring Rachel Zegler would be delayed by a year to March 21, 2025.
It comes as financial hardships begin to weigh heavier on struggling creatives who have been without work for months.
Under the rules of the strike, the union’s 16,000 members are not allowed to film movies or TV series, take part in any press or film premieres, or promote their projects.
As a result, thousands of people are out of work because big budget projects have been shut down and red carpet events have been cancelled or postponed.
Many crew members, from makeup artists to background actors, have been forced to take jobs outside of the industry in order to survive and there are fears they will have no option but to quit Hollywood for good.
L-R: Jason Winston George, Clark Gregg and Kerry Washington
Signifier: George wore a lanyard with a label that read ‘negotiating committee’
Taking the lead: At one point, Washington walked a few feet ahead of her beau
Ongoing: November 1, 2023 marked the 111th day that actors and others in the entertainment industry have been protesting for better wages and overall improved contracts
Kerry spoke warmly about her relationship with Asomugha earlier this year.
‘I’m in my immediate truth with [Nnamdi],’ the Emmy-winning producer confessed in a Marie Claire cover story.
‘Those mirrors are important because they help me get back to myself,’ she explained.
She is stepmother to the retired athlete’s 17-year-old daughter, and they share nine-year-old daughter Isabelle Amarachi and seven-year-old son Caleb Kelechi.
