Nov 5, 2007 12:39 pm US/Mountain
'Cane' Location Shuts Down Amid Pickets
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Jimmy Smits stars in the CBS drama "Cane."
AP
Noise and other disruptions caused by a Hollywood writers' picket line caused filming to stop Monday at a location for CBS' "Cane."
The shutdown came as about 20 writers chanted, screamed and used a bullhorn outside a cafe near the CBS lot in Studio City.
Tom Hogan, a location manager for the show, said he hired two off-duty Los Angeles police officers and five private security guards to maintain order.
He said the filming began hours before the picketers arrived and involved a script that was finished several weeks ago.
After the shoot was stopped, writers cheered and rejoined picketers around the corner at the studio.
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