Kaley Cuoco’s comics, dinner or walking your dog: the most eccentric celebrity auctions in support of the Hollywood strike

a dinner with Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)the fedora hat Tom Waits and the apron Jeremy Allen White in The Bear They are part of the auction organized by the Trade Union Solidarity Coalition (TUSC) which seeks to raise funds to support members of the industry whose health benefits are in danger due to the strike of Hollywood actors and screenwriters.

The auction, which began this Tuesday, offers in-person and virtual meetings with celebrities, as well as objects from the artists’ personal collections.

More than 70 products They are part of the sale that offers White’s apron signed by the entire cast, the actress’s personal collection Parker Posey of his films, such as Move of ’76, or comics harley quinn autographed by Kaley Cuoco.

Likewise, the auction offers more unusual activities such as a meeting with Natasha Lyonne of Poker Face, to help the winner solve a Sunday newspaper crossword puzzle New York Times or the services of Adam Scott, actor Separation, as a dog walker.

The public sale to the highest bidder will be active until September 22 and also offers virtual meetings with a cast of New Girl, made by Zooey Deschanel, a virtual coffee with Rachel Bloom among other things.

The Coalition for Union Solidarity was founded by screenwriters and directors and is responsible for holding fundraisers for industry members who have lost health insurance due to strike-related stoppages.

The scriptwriters paralyzed the Hollywood industry on May 2 and on July 14 the actors united in a joint strike for the first time in 60 years.

Both unions fight for similar causes, demanding from the large studios represented by the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) better working conditions, transparency and fair payments of residual rights as well as regulation of artificial intelligence.