Aaron Sorkin and Todd Phillips Take the WGA To Task

Todd Phillips (Due Date) and Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) took some angry – and dare we say, legitimate – swipes at the Writers Guild of America about credit for contributing to scripts and about the general purpose for the guild during a THR awards round table.

Joshua Stecker

Published Nov 11, 2010 6:17 PM PST

Todd Phillips (Due Date) and Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) took some angry - and dare we say, legitimate - swipes at the Writers Guild of America about credit for contributing to scripts and about the general purpose for the guild during a THR awards round table.

Let's just say, this probably wasn't scripted. In front of WGA West president John Wells, no less! Wow.

[Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Aaron Sorkin Due Date John Wells The Hollywood Reporter The Social Network THR Todd Phillips WGA West Writers Guild of America

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Joshua Stecker is a freelance entertainment journalist based in Los Angeles. His bylines include The Hollywood Reporter and Death & Taxes Magazine. Stecker is the former west coast/web editor of Script Magazine. He's also the co-founder of the Modjeska Playhouse theatre company in South Orange County. Follow him on twitter at @joshuastecker.