Head of the HFPA is out after sending an email referring to BLM as a terrorist organization. Dick Clark Productions finally spoke publicly condemning Berk.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-04-20/nbc-dick-clark-productions-condemn-former-hfpa-presidents-actions-ask-for-his-ouster On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 7:55 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 1:34 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A recent GQ article is making the rounds on social media featuring actor >> Brendan Fraser’s claims against the HFPA... I’d like to think the writing >> is in the wall for the Globes, but I’m just not that optimistic >> >> >> https://www.gq.com/story/brendan-fraser-says-hfpa-denied-sexual-harassment-claims >> > > For years we repeatedly report this contradiction: the HFPA is laughably > corrupt and the Golden Globes, the fruit of that corruption, have no merit > and winning one means nothing. But when the nominations and winners are > announced the entertainment media treat it as a meaningful event. It > happens every year and nothing is going to break that contradiction. I just > stopped commenting on it because it simply repeats. > > The heart of the contradiction would be that there is a moral core to the > movie and TV business that values truth and eventually the HFPA will have > to reform or face consequences like having the Golden Globes fall into > obscurity. My conclusion is that the moral core of the business does not > exist. I'm not simply being cynical in the way of a rebellious teenager, I > mean Hollywood tolerates the contradiction and will take no steps to > correct it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE%2Bb3q8fAy-ip0Og8nevDzfyTLTj3EH%3D4UrykOJ1G-k5Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE%2Bb3q8fAy-ip0Og8nevDzfyTLTj3EH%3D4UrykOJ1G-k5Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A3RL6qdBYYYFnAKb5eutQBFB-DyY9tdGuKcxF9VhXZQg%40mail.gmail.com.
