Justine Bateman

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Filmmaker and SAG-AFTRA generative AI advisor Justine Bateman shares concerns over the union’s new contract, while chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland explains why it’s the best…

Inside the SAG-AFTRA’s contract’s AI language — and what it means for the future

Filmmaker and SAG-AFTRA generative AI advisor Justine Bateman shares concerns over the union’s new contract, while chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland explains why it’s the best…

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More labor unrest could be on the horizon in Hollywood, as actors and directors ramp up their own negotiations.

Directors and actors brace for fight with studios as writers still strike

More labor unrest could be on the horizon in Hollywood, as actors and directors ramp up their own negotiations.

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Justine Bateman quickly became a star when the sitcom “Family Ties” debuted in 1982. She played the sweet but vane teenage daughter, Mallory.

Hollywood producer learns to fight her inner demons in Justine Bateman’s ‘Violet’

Justine Bateman quickly became a star when the sitcom “Family Ties” debuted in 1982. She played the sweet but vane teenage daughter, Mallory.

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