White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has been set to receive Outfest’s inaugural Achievement Award for Press and Media, the L.A.-based nonprofit’s highest honor, celebrating representation of the LGBTQ+ community in the media.
While she’ll be officially recognized with the honor during the Closing Night of the 41st Outfest Los Angeles Summer Festival this Sunday, July 23rd, a source close to Jean-Pierre clarifies that she will not be present in person at the ceremony amidst the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. She’ll instead have a statement read at the event, underlining her belief in the importance of fair pay and benefits for these creatives.
The news comes shortly after the announcement that Jean-Pierre’s fellow Outfest honorees Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have backed out of attending the festival to pick up their James Schamus Ally Award, recognizing their support and advocacy for the Lgbtqia+ community,...
While she’ll be officially recognized with the honor during the Closing Night of the 41st Outfest Los Angeles Summer Festival this Sunday, July 23rd, a source close to Jean-Pierre clarifies that she will not be present in person at the ceremony amidst the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. She’ll instead have a statement read at the event, underlining her belief in the importance of fair pay and benefits for these creatives.
The news comes shortly after the announcement that Jean-Pierre’s fellow Outfest honorees Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have backed out of attending the festival to pick up their James Schamus Ally Award, recognizing their support and advocacy for the Lgbtqia+ community,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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