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UPDATE 6:54 P.M.: Literally Minutes after the HFPA announced more details of their plans to be a more diverse and inclusive organization, Time’s Up responded with “the right words are not enough. The clock is ticking.” In a statement released Saturday night, Time’s Up president and CEO Tina Tchen blasted the HFPA in a…

Late Wednesday, Critics Choice Association chief Joey Berlin sent a missive to members of the organization that was, well, critical of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and its disastrous Golden Globe Awards telecast last weekend. The Critics Choice Association has its own awards show on The CW this Sunday from…

An Australian member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said on an Australian morning TV show that the organization hadn’t previously considered the absence of Black journalists “a problem” to be “focused” on. Jenny Cooney, appearing on Today Australia Monday, was asked about the HFPA’s lack of diversity, as…

UPDATED, 7:55 AM: NBC might be wondering this morning if that $60 million-a-year new deal for the Golden Globes it inked back in 2018 is really worth it. Especially this year. The final numbers are in for the 78th annual Golden Globes, and they are limbo low. Lacking its clearly vital NFL lead-in, the semi-virtual and…

The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah had more to say about the Golden Globes’ lack of diversity than the HFPA did during his “Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That” segment on Monday night. On Monday he recapped the 78th annual Golden Globes ceremony, taking jabs at not only the technical glitches that left many confused, but also…

On Sunday, during her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Jane Fonda, who has always been an ally, activist, and advocate for marginalized voices, talked about how she has seen “a lot of diversity” in her lifetime and that she has been challenged to understand some of the people she has met. It was one…

It was a busy night for Time’s Up as they sent not one, but two letters on Sunday night in regards to a flimsy statement made by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) in regards to the lack of inclusion of Black people in their organization. And just to make sure their bases were covered, Time’s Up also sent…

The 78th annual Golden Globes had a unique opportunity to right some wrongs and take Hollywood's awards season into a new realm coming out of the coronavirus pandemic. Unless disaster was the intention, the show absolutely missed it with a bloated and glitchy ceremony that was pure Hindenburg almost from the…

In the past, the Golden Globes has been an awards ceremony that, to many, has been considered one of the most fun Hollywood events. The hosts, like this year’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, waste no time when it comes to roasting the audience of celebrities who are more socially lubricated as the alcohol flows freely and…

As we get prepared to see the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) response to its backlash for its lack of Black members and all of the issues it has been facing in the weeks leading up to the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards, ceremony presenter and champion of inclusion Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to give…

UPDATED wit GLAAD & Jennifer Aniston statements, 11:35 AM: After scores of A-listers have scorched the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for its lack of a single Black member, the Directors Guild of America and GLAAD has added their considerable collective voice to the call for change. In a posting on the DGA's…

Ellen Pompeo penned an open letter the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and “White Hollywood” a day before the 2021 Golden Globes. Shared to her Instagram post, Pompeo’s letter calls out the HFPA for its lack of diverse members, a criticism that has echoed throughout Hollywood since an Los Angeles Times exposé…