Dermot Mulroney, an actor, wishes to express his solidarity with the Writers Guild of America strikers. Mulroney, who is well-known from his time on Friends, recently made an appearance on ABC’s The View. During his interview, Mulroney walked off stage to show support for Hollywood writers who are presently on strike for better pay and benefits.

The 59-year-old Friends star Mulroney unexpectedly got up from his pre-recorded interview portion on The View, which aired this Friday. He did not, however, abandon The View’s hosts. Before he left the set to demonstrate his support for the striking writers.
While Mulroney made a spectacular exit from The View, he did not go before promoting his upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion. Two days before Mulroney’s interview aired, on Wednesday, the first episode of the series debuted. Mulroney said on The View that he would “symbolically walk off in support of the writers” before departing the interview, according to Variety.

Aside from Friends, Mulroney has participated in other productions. In addition, he starred in the films My Best Friend’s Wedding and Shameless. He “remained professional” and thanked The View co-hosts for the interview and airtime to promote his new Disney+ show before leaving the stage. Prior to his walk-off, Mulroney spoke to the hosts about his lengthy career in Hollywood as well as his family, his previous roles, and the new work he has been focusing on for Disney+. The actor’s new show, Secret Invasion, is a superhero action series that is expected to be very popular among Americans. While he was preparing to walk off the stage, Mulroney asked The View host Joy Behar if the show was prepared to go to a commercial break in lieu of finishing their interview with him.