Actors Can’t Dress Up as Barbie for Halloween, SAG Warns
In an eyebrow-raising new move, amidst its ongoing strike, SAG-AFTRA has released a statement instructing its members not to post photos of Halloween costumes “inspired by struck content” to social media, advising Hollywood performers instead to “choose costumes inspired by generalized characters and figures (ghost, zombie, spider, etc).”
This may be a tough pill to swallow for famous actors, who absolutely love to go all-out in costumes inspired by the biggest films and TV shows of now and yesteryear, just like the rest of us. Whether our biggest stars will adhere to these guidelines or risk being reprimanded by their union remains to be seen.
According to Google, which has assessed this year’s search terms, the most popular Halloween costumes for 2023 are Barbie (ranked at no.1) Spider-Man (no. 3) and Wednesday Addams (no. 6); celebrities not being permitted to dress up as Barbie, in particular, is sure to inspire panicked text messages sent to many scrambling stylists this afternoon.