Hollywood strikes: Dinner with Bob Odenkirk on on-line public sale menu as celebrities assist fundraise for crew members

Dinner with Saul Goodman, a private tune from the forged of Bob’s Burgers… and a portray of your canine by John Lithgow?

These are a couple of of the quirky experiences up for grabs as a bunch of celebrities together with Lena Dunham and Adam Scott donate their time to fundraise for the ongoing Hollywood strikes.

The initiative comes from a bunch of putting Writers Guild of America (WGA) members who based The Union Solidarity Coalition, which goals to attach business employees throughout unions, even these not on strike.

“We want to acknowledge that what you’re going through right now is not easy. We know when you refuse to cross our picket line, you risk being reprimanded, losing a day’s pay (or much more) and you have to go home empty-handed,” coalition founders wrote in an open letter to crew members.

“The irony of this happening during a labour movement where we’re advocating for everyone’s work to be valued and compensated fairly is infuriating to us.”

Proceeds from the successful bids – which on numerous eBay auctions are within the a number of hundreds of {dollars} – will go into an help fund for crew members who’ve misplaced their medical insurance due to lack of work from the writers’ strike.

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Currently the best bid is for $9,100 (£7,318) on a list promoting that Bob Odenkirk – who performs the character Saul Goodman in Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad – and David Cross will be a part of you for dinner in New York or Los Angeles.

The pair are “real life besties”, the itemizing says, and co-created the comedy sequence Mr Show.

Other well-liked listings embrace:

– The forged of Bob’s Burgers will sing a tune written only for you

– Actor John Lithgow will paint a watercolour portrait of your canine

– Adam Scott will stroll your canine for an hour (would not must be the identical canine)

– A Zoom hangout with Zooey Deschanel and the forged of New Girl

“While the studios’ inaction prolongs the strikes, the creative community has turned to taking care of each other,” a WGA spokesperson advised Sky News’ US accomplice community NBC News.