Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors

Contract negotiations between Hollywood actors and studios have been suspended, signaling a bitter end to hopes of resolving the three-month strike. The studios claimed that the gap between the two sides was too wide to continue negotiations, despite an offer similar to the one that ended the writers strike. The actors union accused the studios of mischaracterizing their offers and criticized their “bullying tactics.” The actors are striking over issues such as pay increases for streaming programming and control over the use of their images generated by artificial intelligence.