Anne ‘strikes’ out at Condé

ANNE Hathaway walked out of a Vanity Fair cover shoot yesterday, sources tell Page Six, when the actors union SAG-AFTRA joined striking Condé Nast staffers in solidarity.

We hear that the “Devil Wears Prada” star arrived at the shoot in NYC and was in hair and makeup when she pulled the plug.

We’re told that the photo session was not violating any specific Condé Nast union guidelines, and that Hathaway and her team had done their due diligence with SAG and were OK’d for the shoot. But when members of SAG joined Condé picketers outside One World Trade Center during their one-day work stoppage, Hathaway was contacted again by SAG and she backed out.

A source said that it was not a dramatic exit, but we hear that the move caused some confusion. Said one insider familiar with the shoot, “People were like, ‘WTF is happening?’ ” Word spread at the studio that Hathaway walked “because of something to do with SAG and the Condé Nast strike.”

About 400 unionized staffers at Condé mags — including Vogue, GQ and VF — walked off the job yesterday, alleging “unlawful bargaining tactics” after the publishing powerhouse announced it would lay off 5% of its staff.

An insider said of the Hathaway shoot, “Great care was taken to make sure it didn’t violate union rules” and “everything was above board.” Either way, Hathaway was being hailed as a hero by the striking workers.

SAG wrapped up its own bruising Hollywood work stoppage in November. The union’s social media accounts posted a statement yesterday from its national exec director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, who said, “Condé Nast workers have the backing of SAG-AFTRA” and encouraged readers to “join us in supporting this promising new era of worker empowerment.”

Hathaway’s shoot is being rescheduled for another day, we hear. Reps did not comment.

The actress guest-starred with Condé big Anna Wintour for one night in Broadway’s “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” we reported this month.