Scarlett Johansson, citing ‘sexist’ remedy, calls for Hollywood to ‘step returned’ from Golden Globes

Scarlett Johansson has joined a growing Hollywood call to ditch the embattled Golden Globes, slamming beyond “sexist questions and feedback” from member journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. And calling for the enterprise to “step lower back” from the once-a-year awards.

In an assertion launched Saturday, the Oscar-nominated actress revealed that her bad stories with journalist contributors of the HFPA, which produces the Golden Globes, brought about her refusal to take part in the group’s events. Johansson has obtained four professional Globes nods up to now, most currently in 2020 for her work in “Marriage story.”

“As an actor selling a film, one is predicted to take part in awards season by using attending press conferences as well as awards indicate,” Johansson said. “inside the past, this has regularly intended facing sexist questions and feedback by way of certain HFPA contributors that bordered on sexual harassment. It is the precise reason why I, for decades, refused to participate in their meetings.”

The “Black Widow” megastar urged the industry to divest from the awards body barring “important essential reform.”

“The HFPA is a corporation that changed into legitimized by the likes of [former mogul] Harvey Weinstein to amass momentum for Academy reputation and the industry accompanied in shape,” Johansson said. “unless there is essential reform within the organization, I consider it's time that we take a step returned from the HFPA and awareness on the importance and electricity of unity within our unions and the enterprise as an entire.”

Johansson is the modern A-lister including a voice to a rapidly growing chorus to boycott the glitzy Golden Globes, from the Hollywood stars and studios who've given them cultural forex for almost eighty years. A coalition of more than a hundred publicity corporations this week said they'll keep maintaining stars far away from HFPA occasions until the institution implements principal reforms.

Months of sharp complaint have plagued the HFPA following a Feb. 21 instances research detailing allegations of moral and financial improprieties within the association, in addition to the revelation that the 86-member organization — which controls one of the movie industry’s maximum moneymaking and prestigious awards . has no Black individuals.

HFPA participants voted Thursday to adopt proposed reforms in reaction to the criticism. But the reforms were castigated as “window-dressing platitudes” with the aid of Time’s Up President and chief executive Tina Tchen.

On Friday, fellow Oscar-nominee Mark Ruffalo, who gained the Golden Globe for nice actor in a limited series this 12 months for “I realize these tons Is proper,” called the measures “discouraging.”

“It’s discouraging to see the HFPA, which has won prominence and profited handsomely from their involvement with filmmakers and actors, withstand the trade that is being requested of them from a few of the agencies which have been maximumly disenfranchised through their culture of secrecy and exclusion,” Ruffalo said. “now could be the time to step up and proper the wrongs of the beyond. Truly, as the latest winner of a Golden Globe, I cannot feel proud or satisfied about being a recipient of this award.”

Also Friday, Netflix head Ted Sarandos, whose organization ruled Globes wins at the 2021 awards, distanced the streamer from the HFPA until further word. The circulate drew help from Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon, and Shonda Rhimes on Twitter.

“nowadays’s vote is an essential first step,” Sarandos wrote in a letter first mentioned via the deadline. “but, we don’t trust those proposed new guidelines — specifically round the scale and velocity of club growth — will tackle the HFPA’s systemic range and inclusion demanding situations, or the dearth of clear requirements for how your members have to function. So we’re preventing any activities together with your corporation till more significant modifications are made.”

Fellow streaming carrier Amazon moreover vowed to prevent operating with the Globes business enterprise instead of more potent reforms. “we have now not been running with the HFPA given that these issues had been first raised, and just like the relaxation of the industry, we are looking ahead to a sincere and widespread decision earlier than moving ahead,” Amazon Studios chief Jen Salke said a declaration.

The HFPA has stated it's miles devoted to making transformational modifications and has known for endurance.

“We hear your concerns about the modifications our affiliation wishes to make and need to guarantee you that we're working diligently on them all,” HFPA President Ali Sar said in a letter to Sarandos. “we can assure you that our plan reflects input from our supporters and critics alike, and we consider that our plan will pressure meaningful reform and inclusion inside our affiliation and in a way that the whole enterprise may be proud of.”