The actress and talk-show presenter, Drew Barrymore, said she would not be hosting the event this year just days before it was set to air. She will not be a part of the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday.

Barrymore supports the Writers Guild of America workers who are on strike. In the encouragement of the Hollywood protest, which has seen thousands of television and film writers form picket lines and late-night comedy shows go off the air, Barrymore declared that she will withdraw her participation.

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According to Variety, Barrymore’s decision, which was made public on Thursday, was the most recent setback for the awards presentation, which has already canceled its red carpet and may see other celebrities leave.

“I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike,” Barrymore said in a statement to a publication. “Everything we celebrate and honor about movies and television is born out of their creation.”

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“Everything we celebrate and honor about movies and television is born out of their creation. And until a solution is reached, I am choosing to wait but I’ll be watching from home and hope you will join me,” her statement continued.

Barrymore added that she “can’t wait to be a part of this next year when I can truly celebrate everything that MTV has created, which is a show that allows fans to choose who the awards go to and is truly inclusive.”

Drew Barrymore has the “full support” of the show’s producers as she steps down as this year’s host, according to Bruce Gillmer, executive producer of the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Gilmer also noted that the show is now essentially “going hostless.”

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Despite an increase in television output over the previous ten years, writers claim that their pay has remained the same. “The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devalue the profession of writing,” the unions that represent the writers, the East and West branches of the Writers Guild of America, claimed.

Leaders of the W.G.A. claimed that throughout the negotiations, the future of writing as a profession was at stake.