"America's Next Top Model" Enrique Iglesias Video

Quick note for "Top Model" fans: The music video produced during last night's episode is now online at Enrique Iglesias' website. For more ANTM goodness and my take on last night's episode, visit our ANTM category.

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[Denise]

A Voice from Below the Line”

The Writers Strike.......The news reports broadcast over and over topics such as "The writers strike is shutting down Hollywood”,” The networks are financially being burden", "How will the consumers coupe with many favorite shows not being aired during this strike" The serious impact of the inability of these two motion picture forces to amicably find a reasonable compromise, has been irresponsibly over looked by both party’s and news media.

In place of a responsible resolution for this dispute, battle lines where struck.
Much like the recent wild fires of Southern California, these forces will careless and recklessly igniting a rash of financial devastation and destitute for hundreds upon thousands of innocent family's and children across our country. Unfortunately there is no FEMA, Red Cross or Presidential assistance that is going to come in and help repair the devastated lives and financial loses, which will in fact be a direct result of this Motion Picture Industry War.

My husband, my family and many of my friends work in the movie industry. We are the "BELOW THE LINE" people I am speaking of. Yes this is a real title for this level of industry people who are below the royalty bread winners. With out a doubt "BELOW THE LINE" people will be the first individuals to feel the siege of financial burden from this dispute that has been thrust upon their lives! There will be no restitution or financial gain for these individuals, just devastation and innocent casualties.

Our Industry mostly resides in New York and California. These two states are historically known for the highest cost of living. It is a fact that on top of this most people can only afford to live paycheck to paycheck. Believe me the checks are substantially less then what the writers, actors and producers and networks make (even those royalty revenues are larger then what most make in a month....) In a few weeks of no work because these two entities have shut down Hollywood!!!! Let me tell you exactly what is going to happen to hundreds of thousands of family's with CHILDREN!!!

With no residuals and royalties nothing but unemployment, ($2000.oo a month at best)and maybe if your lucky a spouse who works out side the movie Industry...Many of these family's are going to lose there homes in short of a couple of months. Cars will be repossessed, and anything else placed on credit will be taken as well. Any savings they have for either their child's college funds, retirement or both will be depleted to nothing. Not to mention the irreversible damages to personal credit standing (which we all know the world views everyone by their FICAL scores and this damages looms over one's life for years longer then any strike) This may just seem like material items or some sad none important issue to many, Because it is not yet readily visible.

So, lets address the most obvious to be effected our children. This war being waged just before the two largest Holidays!!! How selfish does a human being have to be to justify destroying holidays for children!!!! Sadly adding insult to injury it has been reported that many of the negotiators from both sides are hoping this strike continues through January! So that they have more leverage over the opposing side, knowing the opposing side will begin to feel the financial effects of the strike. By January!!!! This is no exaggeration "Below the Line" Individuals and Family's will have exhausted every avenue and become financialy crippled and lives irreparably destroyed by January. Many can't even survive through Thanksgiving much less through January!!! The old saying "you haven't lost everything if you still have your lives and your loved ones." This is true, but there are many whose quality of life and loved ones will never be the same.

I know it sounds so apocalyptic, but be honest take a walk in the shoes of these below the line people it’s a truth many marriages won't survive the stress and strain of it all, resulting in broken homes. Some people won't ever emotional recover from the financial despair that has been thrust upon their lives, COULD YOU!!!!!!!!!

Again I ask, how blind and selfish do these two Motion Picture Forces have to be to justify so much devastation?

Also ask after all is said and done, all those actually who are supporting either side by feeding and fueling this dispute disaster, standing is your solidarity, joining the front lines with pizzas and lunch. Are you prepared to stand in such solidarity and be as generous to all these people who have become this country latest national disaster? Will you mend homes? Financially support the people who lost everything? Will you restore lives? Most of all will you please explain to my children, why we have to move into grandmas house, and why Santa Clause didn’t bring them any Christmas gifts

For the many below the line!!! I BEG YOU BOTH SIDES, BE RESPOSIBLE PEOPLE, COMPROMISE AND SACRAFICE YOUR EXPECTATIONS ON THIS DISPUTE. NOT ON THE LIVES OF OUR FAMILYS & CHILDREN!!!

DDF
11-08-07