The scandal-hit organization behind film and television’s Golden Globe Awards on Thursday voted for sweeping reforms after being slammed by Hollywood for its record on diversity.
“Today’s overwhelming vote to reform the Association reaffirms our commitment to change,” said HFPA president Ali Sar in a statement. One HFPA member, who asked not to be named, told AFP that “very small numbers said no or abstained — the majority said yes” to the changes. Former president Philip Berk was expelled last month for forwarding an email dubbing Black Lives Matter a “hate movement,” and two consultants hired to address the HFPA’s diversity issues quit over a lack of progress.
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