Fran Drescher Defends Viral Kim Kardashian Pic: ‘It Was Work’

While announcing the SAG-AFTRA strike in a press conference on Thursday, Fran Drescher took the opportunity to address the kerfuffle around her viral Kim Kardashian photo.

Drescher, who is the president of the actors union, caught heat on Monday after a photo of her and Kardashian at a Dolce & Gabbana event in Italy started making the rounds online. Many were quick to criticize the Nanny actress for what they perceived as a bad PR look amid SAG-AFTRA’s then-ongoing contract negotiations.

When Drescher was asked about the photo during Thursday’s press conference, SAG-AFTRA national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland first took the mic and defended her.

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