AP source: Harris postpones MTV event over writers’ strike

A MTV special on mental health that was expected to feature Vice President Kamala Harris next week has been postponed. That word comes from Harris’ her office. And a person familiar with the decision says Harris chose not to travel to the Los Angeles-area event because that would have been seen as crossing the picket line for striking Hollywood writers. That’s a political nonstarter for Democrats who rely on union support. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity about the decision to postpone MTV’s Mental Health Action Day Conversation. President Joe Biden has called for a “fair deal” for writers.