Citing the existing Hollywood authors strike, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will not be goingto next week’s PEN America Gala in Manhattan, when he was to accept a Business Visionary Award
NEW YORK — Citing the present Hollywood authors strike, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will not be goingto next week’s PEN America Gala in Manhattan, when he was to accept a Business Visionary Award. PEN America will not be providing the award this year, stating the honor is predicated upon the recipient accepting in individual.
The Gala, to be held May 18 at the American Museum of Natural History, is one of the year’s literary highlights and will function the discussion of numerous awards, consistingof one to “Saturday Night Live” developer Lorne Michaels for Literary Service.
“Given the risk to interrupt this terrific night, I idea it was finest to pull out so as not to sidetrack from the essential work that PEN America does for authors and reporters,