George Clooney offers $150 million to help end SAG-AFTRA strike

Oscar winner George Clooney and other top Hollywood stars offered 150 million dollars to the SAG-AFTRA actors union as part of a proposal to end the actors’ strike as it nears its 100th day.

Their offer, confirmed by Clooney’s spokesperson on Thursday, would provide the union with an extra 150 million dollars over three years and could help fund improved health benefits. Clooney also said that top stars would only collect residuals once lower-paid actors received theirs.

“A lot of the top earners want to be part of the solution,” Clooney told the Hollywood publication ‘Deadline’, which first reported the news.

“We think it’s fair for us to pay more into the union,” he added.

A SAG-AFTRA spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Members of SAG-AFTRA have been on strike since July. Talks between the union and the ‘Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers’ (AMPTP) broke down last week, dashing hopes for a quick resolution.

The strike, which will mark its 100th day on Saturday, has disrupted film and television production, leaving thousands of crew members without work as well as the actors.

Film and television writers ratified a new three-year contract.