WGA Supporters Thrown Out Of Taping Of 'The Drew Barrymore Show'

Two audience members claim they were thrown out of Monday's taping of "The Drew Barrymore Show" for supporting the Writers Guild of America, WGA, strike.

The incident happened on the first day back filming for season 4 of the hit talk show, just one day after host Drew Barrymore announced the show will be returning amid the strike.

A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, by audience member Dominic Turiczek explained the incident.

"Went to @DrewBarrymoreTV after winning tickets, unaware of the #WGA strike. We took pins & went in, got kicked out, & verbally assaulted by @DrewBarrymore's crew. It's clear they don't support #WGAStrong, writers or fans!" he wrote. "#DrewTheRightThing So we took shirts and joined. F*** that."

Turiczek added some more context as a reply.

"*For clarification* We knew about the #WGA strike, just not that they were picketing at Drew’s show. We were unaware until inside, that her show had WGA writers, thus crossing picket lines by starting again. We won the tickets last minute and didn’t do enough research, clearly," he explained.

When a follower responded about them getting kicked out, Turiczek added, "Yep. We didn't say anything to anyone or cause any sort of scene. That small button really triggered the @DrewBarrymoreTV. Wonder why… "

Many thanked Turiczek for his solidarity and apologized that he had to go through such an ordeal.

"Thank you for your solidarity! That’s appalling that you were treated so badly. I guess all that empathy she shows people on her show is manufactured," one person wrote. Another said, "HERO! Doing the right thing isn’t easy. We appreciate and are very grateful for your support."

In a statement released to PEOPLE, a representative for "The Drew Barrymore Show" expressed "regret" over the incident and how it was handled.

"It is our policy to welcome everyone to our show tapings,” the spokesperson said. “Due to heightened security concerns today, we regret that two audience members were not permitted to attend or were not allowed access. Drew was completely unaware of the incident and we are in the process of reaching out to the affected audience members to offer them new tickets."

The talk show host addressed her decision to bring her show back during the strike on her Instagram page on Sunday.

"I made a choice to walk away from the MTV, film and television awards because I was the host and it had a direct conflict with what the strike was dealing with which was studios, streamers, film, and television. It was also in the first week of the strike and so I did what I thought was the appropriate thing at the time to stand in solidarity with the writers,” her Instagram announcement reads.

"And to be clear, our talk show actually wrapped on April 20th so we never had to shut down the show. However, I am also making the choice to come back for the first time in this strike for our show, that may have my name on it but this is bigger than just me."

While some of Barrymore's Instagram followers supported her decision when she first shared her announcement, the comment section looks very different on Monday.

"Writers made you your career. They gave you lines. You wouldn’t have gotten where you are without them. I always thought of you as someone with great empathy. Not anymore. Not if you do this," one person wrote.

Another follower added, "This is not humility. It’s a lot of things but not that. You are stabbing us all in the back, make no mistake, and trying to act as if it’s something noble. And it just isn’t."

One person pointed out, "It’s interesting how your wording makes it seem like you’re not screwing writers but you are screwing writers. It’s like you know words matter but people don’t."