Tom Cruise makes surprising decision amid Golden Globes controversy Hello! 1 day ago
Golden Globe awards following outrage over the awards organization s lack of diversity.
The Hollywood superstar confirmed he had sent back three trophies to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association; the Best Actor prize he won for Jerry Maguire, the Best Actor prize he won for Born on the Fourth of July and the Best Supporting Actor prize he won for
Magnolia.
The decision comes after Netflix and Amazon both confirmed they would not be working with the HFPA, and NBC confirmed it would not be airing the 2022 ceremony.
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Tom Cruise waving hello with Hayley Atwell on the Rome set of Mission Impossible : Lybra in 2020. Cruise said goodbye to his three Golden Globes to make a statement about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Alberto Pizzoli | AFP via Getty Images
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For Tom Cruise, that’s mission impossible.
Cruise, who graduated high school in Glen Ridge (class of ‘80), won the three Globes for “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989), “Jerry Maguire” (1996) and “Magnolia” (1999).
Celebrities, including the show’s own hosts, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, openly criticized the HFPA at the 2021 Golden Globes in February after news emerged that the organization has no Black members. The exclusion was not news to Black creatives like director Ava DuVernay.
Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022
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NEW YORK (AP) Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from studios, stars and large swaths of the film industry, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in 2022, putting in doubt the viability of one of Hollywood’s oldest and most-watched award shows.
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Criticism of the HFPA, which puts on the Globes and has been denounced for a lack of diversity and for ethical impropriates, reached such a pitch Monday that Tom Cruise returned his three Globes to the press association’s headquarters, according to a person who was granted anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the decision.