'Pay Your Writers:' Warner Bros. CEO Zaslav Heckled During Boston University Commencement Speech

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD Chief Executive David Zaslav was heckled with angry chants from students at Boston University while he had taken the stage to accept his honorary degree and give the 2023 commencement speech.
Hundreds of seniors at Boston University attended the event, as 7,000 degrees were conferred in nearly 350 fields of study, a report from The Hollywood Reporter read.
During his 20-minute speech, the Warner Bros. chief was attacked with brutal comments like “Shut up, Zaslav,” “We don’t want you here,” and “Pay your writers.”
The incident occurred amid an ongoing strike in Hollywood by film and television writers over pay and minimum wage.
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Zaslav was repeatedly disrupted and had to stop his speech seldom until the waves of cries temporarily died down.
Meanwhile, the second season of Warner Bros.’ “The Last of Us” has also encountered a setback as production has been put on hold due to the ongoing strike.
“I am immensely supportive of writers and hope the strike is resolved soon and in a way that they feel recognizes their value,” Zaslav said to The Hollywood Reporter.
Price Action: WBD shares are trading lower by 0.61% to $12.13 on the last check Monday.