Where Are the A-Listers in Writers Strike?

Although the writers strike has drawn many B-list and small-screen actors to the picket lines, A-listers have nearly all avoided publicly taking sides, notes the Los Angeles Times. The big stars may be in the awkward position of working on movies, despite their union's pledge of solidarity with the Writers Guild of America. They may also be spending their time seeking new ways to promote their work while the late-night TV circuit is mostly shut down.

"They don't want to be branded hypocrites," said one manager-producer. "I think their publicists, smartly, are telling them to not take a side." Many stars are probably relieved that they'll once again be able to appear on David Letterman and Craig Ferguson's shows, which make their WGA-approved return to the airwaves tonight. (More Hollywood writers' strike stories.)