The Golden Globe Awards were sold on Monday to a new owner that will shut down the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the voting group that faced controversy over ethical lapses and a lack of diversity.
A person works on the stage before the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations announcement in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniAwards were sold on Monday to a new owner that will shut down the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , the voting group that faced controversy over ethical lapses and a lack of diversity.
Eldridge Industries purchased the Golden Globe assets with Dick Clark Productions , which will continue to manage the awards telecast and focus on expanding the Globes' viewership around the world, a press release said. DCP is co-owned by Eldridge and Penske Media.over its ethics and lack of diversity, which led U.S. television network NBC to drop the Golden Globes ceremony in 2022.
A Los Angeles Times investigation in 2021 revealed the organization had no Black journalists in its ranks. Some members were accused of making sexist and racist remarks and soliciting favors from celebrities and movie studios.Eldridge Industries Chairmanaims to reshape the HFPA, a nonprofit organization of international entertainment reporters, into hired workers in a for-profit venture.
"Today marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the Golden Globes,” Boehly said in a statement.Financial terms of the deal, which was approved by California's attorney general, were not disclosed. Reporting by Danielle Broadway in Los Angeles Additional reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles Editing by Matthew LewisDanielle Broadway covers topics that range from film premieres, celebrity news, Hollywood legal proceedings, theater, press junkets, enterprise stories and more at Thomson Reuters.
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