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The streaming company wants their own award show and also wants to seem woke, when in fact, they are the opposite.

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Golden Globes: Netflix “Stopping Any Activities” with HFPA Unless and Until Further Reforms Are Made

Netflix, which received more nominations (42) and wins (10) than any other studio or network at the 78th Golden Globe Awards in February, is “stopping any activities” with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Globes, “until more meaningful changes are made” to the group’s demographics and ethics policies, The Hollywood Reporter can confirm.

This warning, which came in the form of a letter from Netflix’s co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos, was conveyed to the HFPA’s leadership committee on Thursday afternoon, as Deadline was the first to report.

It arrived shortly after the HFPA’s membership voted to enact sweeping reforms proposed to it by their board, and one day before letters expressing similar sentiments were sent to the HFPA by Time’s Up and a coalition of more than 100 PR firms.

“Like many in our industry, we’ve been waiting for today’s announcement in the hope that you would acknowledge the breadth of issues facing the HFPA and provide a clear roadmap for change,” Sarandos wrote. But the HFPA plan’s timetable — growing the organization by 50 percent over the next 18 months — was unacceptable to him, he wrote, “So we’re stopping any activities with your organization until more meaningful changes are made.”

THR has learned that Sarandos was particularly displeased that some 10 percent of the current HFPA membership did not support the plan — either voting against it, abstaining or not bothering to participate in the vote at all. “We know that you have many well-intentioned members who want real change,” Sarandos continued, “and that all of us have more work to do to create an equitable and inclusive industry. But Netflix and many of the talent and creators we work with cannot ignore the HFPA’s collective failure to address these crucial issues with urgency and rigor.” – Source


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