Drew Barrymore tearfully apologizes, but her talk show will continue during strike

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After harsh blowback, Drew Barrymore shed a few tears while apologizing to the currently striking Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) — but said she will continue production of her daytime talker The Drew Barrymore Show.

In a video posted to Instagram on Friday, Barrymore, 48, tried to offer an explanation for her decision to resume filming despite the ongoing writers’ strike.

“I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK,” Barrymore started. “I wanted to own a decision, so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation, and I would just take full responsibility for my actions.”

In the video, Barrymore appeared makeup-free and was wearing a slouchy pink sweater with her glasses on her head. At times, she seemed to be reading something behind her camera.

“I know there is just nothing I can do that will make this OK to those that it is not OK with. I fully accept that. I fully understand that,” she said as she became visibly emotional. “There are so many reasons why this is so complex, and I just want everyone to know my intentions have never been in a place to upset or hurt anymore. It’s not who I am. I’ve been through so many ups and downs in my life, and this is one of them.”

“I deeply apologize to writers. I deeply apologize to unions,” she said.

Barrymore tried to answer questions about why she would choose to continue the show amid the strike — and without her team of WGA writers.

“I certainly couldn’t have expected this kind of attention, and we aren’t going to break rules and we will be in compliance. I wanted to do this because as I said, this is bigger than me and there are other people’s jobs on the line,” she said.

Barrymore said she does not have a “PR machine behind her.”

“I didn’t want to hide