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We need to get rid of awards shows. I think that the focus on the lack of diversity in awards recipients has really lead people to question why they care about these awards, which is why the ratings for awards shows have just cratered recently.
Philip Berk, an eight-term former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and alleged Brendan Frasier groper, has been expelled from the HFPA after sending an e-mail calling Black Lives Matter a “racist hate group.”
So he was in charge for about a decade, which means a majority of people voted for him, so I’m sure now that he’s gone the diversity problem is solved, right?
Berk, an eight-term association president, fell under heavy scrutiny after he sent an email Sunday criticizing Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors. The South African-born Berk shared an article that called Black Lives Matter a “racist hate movement” and described Cullors as a “self-proclaimed trained Marxist,” according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
The email was sent to HFPA members, staff and the group’s general counsel and chief operating officer.
Berk had been a member of the organization for more than 40 years.
Shaun Harper, who was hired as a diversity strategist advisor by the HFPA last month, said in a resignation letter that he was initially optimistic when he joined the organization, but he felt compelled to step down after learning about the group s “deep systemic and reputational challenges.
Golden Globes ex-president is FIRED from HFPA board after sending members article that compared BLM movement to Charles Manson
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said in an email Tuesday that Phil Berk was no longer a member after more than four decades with the organization
The decision comes just hours after NBC - which telecasts and pays for the Globes - condemned Berk s actions and called for his immediate expulsion
Berk sent an email to members sharing an article from FrontPage Mag Sunday
The article accused BLM of carrying on Manson s mission to start a race war
HFPA issued a statement saying it condemns all forms of racism, discrimination and hate speech before announcing his ousting from the board Tuesday
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Rudin says he will ‘step back’ from film projects also LOS ANGELES, April 21, (AP): A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group’s board sending an email that called Black Lives Matter a “hate movement.” The Hollywood Foreign Press Associatio