LA officials are investigating NBC Universal for trimming trees that provided shade to striking writers and actors

Wed, 07/19/2023 - 07:07

A composite image showing, on the left, striking actor Tim Jo holding a sign on a sunny day outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2023, and right, trimmed ficus trees under bright sunshine outside NBC Universal site in Los Angeles, July 18 2023. — Right: Actor Tim Jo picketing Paramount Studios, LA. Left: Trimmed trees outside NBC Universal both on July 28, 2023.
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A row of trimmed trees has become a new flash point in the Hollywood writers' and actors' strike.
NBC Universal cut back the trees that had provided shade to picketers outside its Los Angeles site.
It said it was routine maintenance, but an LA official said he's now looking into the matter.

A Los Angeles official is investigating why NBC Universal trimmed shade-providing trees outside a site being picketed as part of the Hollywood actors' and writers' strike.