Hollywood is starring in its own horror movie
The entertainment industry in California has absorbed blow after blow: first the pandemic, then strikes, inflation, competition from other states and, in January, the wildfires
These are glittering days in Hollywood. Awards season, red carpets, glamour... But the reality in Los Angeles, the city that hosts most of the studios — and the salaries — of film and television companies, is very different and not particularly festive. There is no work. At the very least, it is scarce. And now, with wildfires having raged for weeks, the situation has worsened even more. So much so that California is beginning to lose jobs and population as people seek their futures elsewhere, a decision driven due to this widespread loss.
