Hollywood star Tom Cruise has returned his three Golden Globes statues amid the continuing controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, earlier at this time, NBC introduced that it might not be airing the 2022 iteration of the Golden Globes. The community mentioned in a press release: “We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform. However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right.”
Cruise received the very best actor honour in 1990 for ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ and in 1997 for ‘Jerry Maguire’, in addition to a finest supporting actor award in 2000 for ‘Magnolia’.
The backlash started after a Los Angeles media outlet’s report detailing that the group counted zero Black journalists amongst its then-87 members.
Last week, the HFPA’s membership voted to approve a proposal of reforms geared toward addressing its lack of range and different ethics points, however many in Hollywood, together with Time’s Up and a coalition of PR Firms, famous that the reforms don’t go far sufficient.
This information comes after Netflix and Amazon Studios every introduced they’d now not be working with the HFPA till the group enacted sweeping adjustments.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cruise is the newest Hollywood expertise to specific their disapproval with the HFPA.
Scarlett Johansson, who has been nominated for 4 Golden Globes awards, urged Hollywood to take a “step back” from the HFPA, whereas Golden Globe winner Mark Ruffalo not too long ago supplied a press release: “Now is the time to step up and right the wrongs of the past.”
