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It should come as no surprise that their monologue really brought the funny – but they did take the time to call out the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. If you don’t know, it was revealed that the organization does not include a single black member.
“The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is made up of 90 international no Black journalists,” Tina said up top.
Later on in the monologue, Amy said, “A lot of flashy garbage got nominated, but that happens. That’s it’s thing. A number of Black actors and Black projects got overlooked.”
“The point is, even with stupid things, inclusivity is important. And there are no Black members of the Hollywood Foreign Press,”
Golden Globes 2021: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Best Jokes From the Opening Monologue
Hosts opened the show from two separate coastsReid Nakamura | February 28, 2021 @ 5:39 PM Last Updated: February 28, 2021 @ 5:40 PM
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Opening the show from New York and Los Angeles, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler welcomed viewers to the 2021 Golden Globes ceremony with digs at the show’s virtual format and the ongoing controversy about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s lack of diversity.
“The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is made up of around 90 international no Black journalists who attend movie junkets each year in search of a better life,” Fey said during the duo’s opening monologue. “We say around 90 because a couple of them might be ghosts,” added Poehler.