TV writers slam Eva Longoria for working while they strike

In a scene straight out of a Hollywood script, former "Seinfeld" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus led striking TV writers Tuesday as they picketed Eva Longoria for filming "Desperate Housewives."

Longoria, the sexy star of the ABC hit, was reduced to tears while the boisterous wordsmiths walked outside the Burbank set chanting, "We write the story-a, Eva Longoria!"

Louis-Dreyfus, whose CBS sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine" has been shut down due to the labor stoppage, implored Longoria to join her on the picket line.

"I understand she is in a really tricky position, but it would be awfully nice if she'd said she wouldn't work today," Louis-Dreyfus said. "She's certainly in a financial position to be able to say that."

Longoria, the only top name on the star-studded cast filming yesterday, approached the writers just after noon bearing pizzas and a promise to join them today.

"I absolutely support the writers," Longoria said. "Without writers, I wouldn't be who I am."