Anne Hathaway walks out of Vanity Fair photoshoot - 'She got up and left'
Rachel Acosta
Updated on March 24, 2026
The Dark Knight Rises star showed her solidarity with a union strike by leaving a photo shoot she was meant to take part in. Anne Hathaway immediately left hair and make up and exited the schedule Vanity Fair shoot as soon as she was made aware of what was going on.
The movie star has been praised for showing support to the Conde Nast Union walk out when she decided to leave the premises. Anne Hathaway was set to take part in the Vanity Fair shoot, but the actress left before the cameras were even turned on. The celebrity apparently ditched the gig on Tuesday, January 23, with sources saying it was all her decision.
Anne Hathaway walks out of Vanity Fair shoot
The 41-year-old was unaware nearly 400 members of the Conde Nast union had planned to walk out of the company’s New York headquarters before she arrived on Tuesday.
A source told Variety: “They hadn’t even started taking photos yet.
“Once Anne was made aware of what was going on, she just got up from hair and makeup and left.”
Conde Nast is the owner of several fashion and health publications. This includes GQ, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Vanity Fair, Allure, Glamour, Self and Architectural Digest.
When Anne Hathaway and her team were told what was happening, she left the Vanity Fair makeup team and exited the building.
Conde Nast has now praised the Hollywood star for her support. They even referenced her hit film with Meryl Streep in their post on Twitter.
They wrote: “If Runway had a union The Devil Wears Prada would’ve been 30 seconds long.
“Thank you, Anne Hathaway, for not crossing our picket line.”
If Runway had a union The Devil Wears Prada would’ve been 30 seconds long
Thank you Anne Hathaway for not crossing our picket line.
— condeunion (@condeunion) January 23, 2024
Walkout comes after merger
Hundreds of Conde Nast staff walked out this week after the magazine company merged Pitchfork with GQ. The collaboration resulted in a number of job losses at the former brand, with editor-in-chief Puja Patel leaving as well.
It comes after CEO Rodger Lynch announced in November the company had to lay off more than 300 employees. It’s said to be around five per cent of their total staff. They told employees it was part of “prioritizing cost reductions’, via a memo.
Following the merger, the union held a rally outside the New York Offices, opposing the cuts.
“Layoffs are out of fashion,” one banner read.
Ben Dewey, the union’s vice chairman, told The Hollywood Reporter the strike took place when the 2024 Oscar nominations were released.
“We just really want to show how much Condé relies on union members to cover big events like the Oscar nominations,” he explained.
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