Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #timesupglobes

Most recents (3)

NBC announced today that it will not air the #GoldenGlobes in 2022 after our investigation of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.—the group behind the awards show latimes.com/entertainment-…
The HFPA has been accused of misconduct for years, but mounting pressure — including boycotts from celebs and studios — picked up steam this year following an L.A. Times investigation latimes.com/entertainment-…
Among several things, our investigation found that:

• the nonprofit HFPA regularly issues payments to members in ways that could run afoul of IRS guidelines
• members collected nearly $2M in payments in one fiscal year for serving on committees
latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read 8 tweets
Scarlett Johansson has joined a growing Hollywood call to ditch the #GoldenGlobes latimes.com/entertainment-…
The actress said that her negative experiences with HFPA journalists led to her refusal to participate in their events.

(The Hollywood Foreign Press Association produces the GoldenGlobes) latimes.com/entertainment-…
Johansson's statement comes after the HFPA last week voted to move ahead with sweeping reforms.

(Netflix and Amazon studios — two of award season's biggest power players — had already started distancing themselves from the HFPA)
latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read 8 tweets
The 78th Golden Globes ceremony will take place later today.

Over its long history, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has had embarrassing scandals. We looked into the organization, which is behind the awards show. What we found: latimes.com/entertainment-…
We found that it regularly issues payments to its own members in ways that some experts say could run afoul of IRS guidelines.

In response to questions, the HFPA said “none of these allegations has ever been proven in court"
latimes.com/entertainment-…
The HFPA has a reputation for making occasionally head-scratching choices when picking #GoldenGlobes nominees and winners latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read 6 tweets

Related hashtags

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!