As a white, cisgender male magician, Lampert couldn’t unsee the inequity after the first time Drescher was assumed to be his assistant.

Source: https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/magic-college-spells-out-more-than-tricks/

As negotiations intensified in October, reports emerged that Drescher brought a stuffed, heart-shaped toy to contract talks with executives including Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger and Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/from-nanny-to-negotiator-fran-drescher-rallied-actors-to-new-labor-deal/article_9e810af8-2d78-52d7-b028-1b62927ac68b.html

“Do not give up because this is the moment that is going to change the future,” Drescher said.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-rally-paramount-1235722626/

Drescher said one of the main areas of focus in their negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was the use of artificial intelligence.

Source: https://njtoday.news/2023/11/11/cut-after-118-days-striking-actors-reach-a-deal-with-studios/

Fran Drescher announces strike saying 'We are the victims here'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12294327/Brits-holiday-heatwave-red-alert-European-cities-issue-warnings-unbearable-temperatures.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Fran Drescher has torched multi-millionaire studio executives for their six-figure salaries in a fiery speech to fellow union members.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12299567/Fran-Drescher-blasts-millionaire-studio-execs-fiery-strike-speech.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Fran Drescher, the actress and union leader, leaned into her Queens roots in a City Hall appearance to urge support for the actors’ strike.

Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/08/05/as-actors-and-writers-push-back-on-automation-hollywood-is-in-the-midst-of-an-ai-hiring-boom/

In a perfect full circle moment, Drescher, who’s best known for her role as the nasal-voiced Fran Fine in the hit TV sitcom “The Nanny,” poked fun at singer Barbra Streisand on Sunday.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fran-drescher-candid-sag-awards-red-carpet-interview_n_63fc014de4b0db7a1f666d83

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has emerged as the strike's early hero.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/07/14/actors-strike-hollywood-succession/

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher responded to Disney CEO Bob Iger's "not realistic" comment - and offered Disney some free advice.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/tv/chris-jericho-don-callis-disgrace-wwe-history-on-aew-dynamite/

The guild, led by president and former ''Nanny'' star Fran Drescher, represents over 160,000 screen actors, stunt performers, broadcast journalists, announcers, and hosts, but a strike would involve only actors working on television shows and films.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/hollywoods-actors-may-join-its-writers-on-strike-heres-why/600286563/

The pair represented different factions of the union and the race became so bitter that Modine accused Drescher of spreading lies about him.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66200190?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

“We get the press,” Drescher tells TIME.

Source: https://time.com/6295968/fran-drescher-interview-sag-aftra-strike/