The writers strike may be the biggest issue in Hollywood these days, but it's not bigger than ELIZABETH TAYLOR. The Writers Guild of America lived up to its promise not to picket outside Paramount Pictures studio Saturday in Los Angeles when the film legend, along with JAMES EARL JONES, gave a benefit performance of the play Love Letters. The 75-year-old Taylor put on the show to raise money for AIDS research.
The guild vowed not to picket because, quote, "this worthy event is happening solely through the efforts and underwriting of Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who is not only a longtime member of the Screen Actors Guild, but an outspoken supporter of the Writers Guild."
Saturday was World AIDS Day and Taylor, who has raised million to fight the disease over the years, had asked the writers guild for a, quote, "one-night dispensation" so neither she nor audience members wouldn't have to worry about crossing the picket line. Over 500 people attended the show at 25 hundred dollars per ticket.
The guild vowed not to picket because, quote, "this worthy event is happening solely through the efforts and underwriting of Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who is not only a longtime member of the Screen Actors Guild, but an outspoken supporter of the Writers Guild."
Saturday was World AIDS Day and Taylor, who has raised million to fight the disease over the years, had asked the writers guild for a, quote, "one-night dispensation" so neither she nor audience members wouldn't have to worry about crossing the picket line. Over 500 people attended the show at 25 hundred dollars per ticket.
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