WWE sent out a short statement to confirm Zelina Vega’s release, yesterday. It happened just ten minutes after she put out a tweet expressing her support for unionization. It was in response to WWE banning their superstars from streaming live on third party platforms like Twitch or Cameo or OnlyFans.
Despite the convenient timing of the tweet put by Zelina Vega, reports indicated that here release wasn’t related to that post but instead over disputes about WWE’s controversial third-party edict. As reported in September, WWE moved forward to take control of all third party accounts — like Twitch and Cameo — where WWE Superstars use their in-ring name and popularity to raise fund.
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Zelina Vega’s WWE Release: Hollywood Labor Union Contacts Her
Being a regular Twitch streamer herself, Zelina Vega has been vocal about maintaining her account. She continued going live for weeks after the edict was passed. Plus, she opened a new account on OnlyFans.
https://twitter.com/Zelina_VegaWWE/status/1327382306491928576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Now, Gabrielle Carteris, the President of labor union SAG-AFTRA [The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists], reached out to Zelina Vega the news of WWE releasing her broke out on the internet. The SAG-AFTRA Twitter account also responded to the earlier tweet where Vega said she supports unionization.
Hey @Zelina_VegaWWE Thanks for standing strong for labor solidarity. I support you. Please email me [email protected] https://t.co/tYEiiFhB9S
— Gabrielle Carteris (@TheGabrielle_C) November 14, 2020
SAG-AFTRA represents over 160,000 people in the entertainment industry, a list that included singers, TV actors, journalists, radio personalities, recording artists, and voice actors. It is considered to be the biggest labor union in Hollywood who has now stepped into the matter.
Carteris, a cast member of the popular TV show Beverly Hills 90210, thanked Zelina Vega for “standing strong in labor solidarity”. He also asked the former WWE Superstar to email her.
On a related note, La Muneca returned to her Twitch channel and expressed her thankfulness for the overwhelming support, she’s been receiving after the WWE release. In a released video, Zelina Vega was seen getting emotional for the amount of love and support poured in for her. She thanked everyone for subscribing and supporting individually.
“The support you guys are giving me is crazy. I appreciate it more than you know,” Vega said. “It’s nice to be back, but, yeah — 2,700 people since last night. So thank you guys, for the subs and love,” stated Zelina Vega while also noting that some of the people are donating whom “[she] hadn’t even seen before.”
https://twitter.com/GIFSkull/status/1327439987218911232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
This indicated that Vega’s personal Twitch followers have just grown since her release. The outside support from the entertainment industry is also increasing as the labor union reached out to her offering their support. This incident is now getting mainstream attention.
