"We’re stopping any activities with your organization until more meaningful changes are made," Netflix exec Ted Sarandos said of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. (HFPA)
Mark Ruffalo also issued a statement via his publicist that criticized the HFPA’s proposed reforms as “inadequate.” His full comments: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Our Feb. investigation of the HFPA raised questions about ethics and payments. There was also an eyebrow-raising nomination of a Netflix show latimes.com/entertainment-…
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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-…
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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-…
Only 7% of high school students have returned to campuses in the Los Angeles Unified School District. latimes.com/california/sto…
Attendance numbers at all grade levels in the district have been lower than expected based on earlier parent back-to-campus surveys: About 30% of elementary school children have returned and 12% of middle school students. latimes.com/california/sto…
Many of California’s largest school districts are struggling to persuade high school students to return to campuses amid safety restrictions that limit interactions with friends, restrict movement and offer part-time schedules. latimes.com/california/sto…
Patagonia has managed to pull off a high-wire act mixing business with activism throughout its 48-year history, its core business selling outdoor clothing seemingly bolstered by its progressive attitude and, at times, antics.