Months-long Hollywood writers' strike over after contract with studios approved

Leaders of Hollywood's unions declared the writers strike over, after agreeing to a contract with film and television studios five months after the boycott began.

The nearly five-month writers strike that paralyzed the entertainment industry was declared over Tuesday by leaders of Hollywood writers unions after board members approved a contract agreement with studios

The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America both voted to accept the deal, and afterward declared that the strike would be over and writers would be free to work starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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