With just a couple of days away until the Golden Globe nominations are announced, major drama seems to be happening behind the scenes of the famous awards show.
PR chief Michael Russell has accused the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) of “unsavory business practices.”
Without giving actual details, Russell wrote a letter to the organization’s president Philip Berk claiming that he was fired and took issue with the HFPA’s “questionable business practices.”
He also stated that if these concerns weren’t address by 2011’s telecast, they would conflict with the “legitimacy and integrity” of the organization.
In a letter Russell wrote to Berk earlier this year (just before his firing), Russell demanded an apology and added:
“Of all people, you know how hard we had to work especially since there was frequent drama as you clashed needlessly and repeatedly with HFPA members, (Globes producer Dick Clark Productions), NBC, Chrysler, and members of the media.
This is the fifth year I have handled PR for the HFPA and Golden Globes with you as president, and this year was by far the worst as your conduct climbed to a new outrageous level.”
Also in the letter, Russell alleged that Berk went back on a promise to give him 15% commission after the Michael Russell Group brokered a $100,000 Globes sponsorship deal with Glaceau Smart Water.
Wowsa.
So much dramz! Let’s hope the Hollywood Foreign Press Association can get their shiz together before next month’s Golden Globes telecast!
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