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Feb 21, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The Golden Globes recently scored a lucrative new contract with NBC.
Now, a number of voting members are accusing the non-profit group that runs the awards of self-dealing and ethical lapses, including $2M in annual payments to members themselves.
* The non-profit has set up a proliferating number of committees that pay members hefty monthly fees (archives, $2,200 a month; history, $1,000 a month; travel, $2,310 a month, and payments continued through the pandemic despite the pause in travel).
