Golden Globes: Two HFPA Members Resign, Calling Group “Toxic,” Vow to Form Competing Organization

Time’s Up and a coalition of entertainment industry PR firms launched a campaign to pressure the HFPA to reform, and though the organization proposed a plan to do better , it was deemed inadequate by Time’s Up, the PR firms and studios and networks including Netflix and Amazon, prompting NBC, the longtime broadcaster of the Globes, to refuse to broadcast a ceremony in 2022.

Since then, the HFPA’s board has proposed new bylaws and promised sweeping reforms, some of which have already begun to be implemented.

They additionally allege that “bullying of members by fellow members” and “badgering of talent and publicists” has continued; that “a letter of complaint sent by one of us about the behavior of a fellow member, addressed to the leadership, was forwarded to the target of the letter without our knowledge or approval”; and that “Internal opposition to the status quo has been stifled.

We do not wish to be associated with a group, ostensibly dedicated to honest journalism and free speech, that relies on consultants and lawyers to speak for them in vague, legalistic terms.” They lament, “In the spring there was a window to lead.

The HFPA board responded with the following statement: “At a time when the overwhelming majority of our members have chosen to be a part of change, it is disappointing that some members have decided to try and splinter our organization and sow division and doubt.

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