SAG Board Bounces Allen

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LOS ANGELES It was hugs and kisses Sunday at the SAG Awards, but Monday morning brought out the knives.

Screen Actors Guild national executive director and chief negotiator Doug Allen was summarily removed from his posts by board members critical of his handling of the guild’s TV/theatrical contract negotiations.

The ousting of Allen virtually eliminates any possibility of an actors strike.

Moderate forces at the guild had long been gunning for Allen and essentially used an obscure guild procedure to show him the door.

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