Halloween hits Hollywood strike as actors boycott Barbie costumes
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Los Angeles (AFP) – Generic ghosts and vague vampires haunted the Hollywood picket lines this Halloween, as striking actors tried to scare studio bosses by refusing to dress up as any of their famous characters. With talks still ongoing between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the likes of Netflix and Disney, costumes that could be seen to promote lucrative film figures like Barbie — or even Oppenheimer — have been declared off-limits this spooky season. “Let’s use our collective power to send a loud and clear message to our struck employers that we will not promote their content with…