“Maybe I destroyed my entire life”: Before His Infuriating Comments Against SAG-AFTRA Strike, Stephen Amell Was Laughed Out of Court After Trying to Shut Down Dog Shelter in Ridiculous Lawsuit
Not every actor in Hollywood is outrightly in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Stephen Amell, who is best known for playing the superhero Green Arrow in the CW series Arrow, has spoken out against the work stoppage, calling the strike myopic. Stephen Amell is providing a bunch of additional context to his controversial viral comments regarding the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Amell’s original comments were considered one of the first by an actor to say anything against the strike, which began after SAG-AFTRA’s contract expired and talks broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Arrow star Stephen Amell condemns SAG-AFTRA strike
While attending the GalaxyCon in Raleigh, NC, the Heels star maintained that though he supports the actors union, he thinks the strike is a reductive negotiating tactic. However, soon Stephen Amell clarifies his misinterpreted anti-strike comments in a lengthy statement and urges people to read the complete post below.
Taking to his Instagram, the Arrow star wrote, “Understandably, there has been a lot of reaction to the comments I made this weekend about our strike.”
He further expressed his support saying, “To ensure there is no misunderstanding about my thoughts and intentions I’m providing what I actually said and clarity/context to ensure my feelings aren’t unintentionally misinterpreted.”
The star then proceeded to provide full context and explain the statements he was filmed making at GalaxyCon where he maintained that he supports the actor’s union. He reiterates that he supports the actor’s union and stands with them, before maintaining that his comments about not supporting striking were in contradiction to his true feelings about the union.
Stephen Amell Goes Wild In Court After Losing Against Animal Rescue
Page Six reported that Arrow star Stephen Amell went wild in court after losing a battle in his lawsuit against an animal rescue group. Court documents obtained from Page Six resources said that Amell requested a Los Angeles court shut down Rescues Rock and force it to move from its Laurel Canyon location, but a judge ruled that Amell and his wife, Cassandra Jean, were not likely to prevail at a trial and even went so far as to say the public would “suffer greater harm” if the rescue had been moved.
Sources from the rescue group informed that the actor yelled at the judge for ruling against him. Similarly, attorney Jeremy Osher said, “This is now the second time in the span of two months that the Amells unsuccessfully have sought a court order shutting down Rescues Rock.” The couple sued Rescues Rock in September, claiming defendants Kristen Stavola and Jeremy Gardiner were running a large illegal animal kennel operation on residential plots of land without a permit that prevented them from enjoying their personal property.
Source: Vanity Fair
