NBC will not be airing the 2022 Golden Globes amidst criticism against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for lack of diversity among its members. The decision comes despite the HFPA announcing potential reforms to change their work environment. These reforms were not received well and were addressed as superficial by Time’s Up and have resulted in three big studios distancing themselves from the organization.
The HFPA has been under criticism since it was revealed in the Los Angeles Times that the organization had no Black journalists among its 87 members back in February. The HFPA has been pressured to make a change by the media and prominent figures in Hollywood ever since.
The NBC initially supported the reforms proposed by the HFPA, but after the backlash, NBC Universal released the following statement Monday:
The proposed reforms announced a call for an addition of at least 18 new members with a specific focus on Black members. It also has a goal of increasing members by 50% in the next 18 months.
The HFPA has released a statement in the wake of NBC’s decision:
The statement laid out the series of reforms and plans involving adding new bylaws and the existing board and officers resigning in August upon the election of a new board and hiring of an executive team.
