The “Veep” actor was expected to appear on the show's 32nd season.
next week. Instead, he’ll take to the wings and take a pause as the Writers Guild of America — of which he is a member — continues to strike.
On Sept. 21, the actor announced that he was “taking a pause” as a contestant on the ABC reality series in a post shared to his“I am taking a pause from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ until an agreement is made with the WGA,” Walsh said in the statement. “I was excited to join the show and did so under the impression that it was not a WGA show and fell under a different agreement. This morning when I was informed by my union, the WGA, that it is considered struck work I walked out of my rehearsal.
“I have been and will always stand with my union members of the WGA, SAG and DGA,” he continued. “Beyond our union artists, I am sensitive to the many people impacted by the strike and I hope for a speedy and fair resolution, and to one day work again with all the wonderful people I met at ‘DWTS’ who tolerated my dancing.”
Matt Walsh released a statement on his Instagram story about his involvement in the upcoming season of "DWTS."
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