Fraser won’t participate in Globes
Brendan Fraser, whose performance in “The Whale” has made him a likely awards candidate this year, says he won’t attend the Golden Globes in January if he’s nominated.
In 2018, Fraser said that he was groped by longtime Hollywood Foreign Press Association member Philip Berk, a former president of the organization behind the Globes. Fraser said the incident took place at a California luncheon in 2003. Berk was expelled from the HFPA last year after calling Black Lives Matter “a racist hate movement.”
Last year’s Globes were all but canceled after the organization was plunged into scandal over ethical indiscretions. Earlier this year, the HFPA, after reforms, said the 80th Golden Globes will be broadcast Jan. 10 on NBC.
But Fraser won’t be there.
“I have more history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I have respect for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” Fraser told GQ Magazine in a cover story published Wednesday. Asked whether he’ll be involved with the ceremony if nominated, Fraser said, “No, I will not participate.”
“It’s because of the history that I have with them,” Fraser added. “And my mother didn’t raise a hypocrite. You can call me a lot of things, but not that.”
After an internal investigation, the HFPA concluded that Berk “inappropriately touched” Fraser but said it “was intended to be taken as a joke and not as a sexual advance.” Berk remained a member of the group until his expulsion in 2021.
Producers guild to honor Kaling: Mindy Kaling is
set to receive the Norman Lear Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of America at the group’s awards show in February.
“Comedy can break boundaries and push culture forward; Mindy Kaling’s immense contributions to the television comedy landscape are prime examples of this truth,” said PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line in a statement Wednesday.
“It’s her work producing series from diverse female perspectives that is reshaping the industry.”
Kaling got her first big break when she joined the writing staff of “The Office.” She is also known for “The Mindy Project” and “Never Have I Ever.”
“To be included in this prestigious group of past recipients is humbling, and I’m so grateful to the Producers Guild for this recognition,” Kaling said in a statement.
Carey loses trademark bid:
It’s official: Mariah Carey can’t be the only artist to wear the “Queen
of Christmas” crown.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board on Tuesday terminated Carey’s bid to trademark the title after the musician and her company failed to respond to singer Elizabeth Chan’s opposition to Carey’s trademark claim.
Carey’s “Queen of Christmas” trademark would have allowed her to brand a wide range of products, according to her application filed with the U.S. Trademark Office in March 2021. When her trademark attempt became public in July, several other singers associated with the holiday protested Carey’s move.
Nov. 17 birthdays: Singer Gordon Lightfoot is 84. Singer Bob Gaudio is 80. Director Martin Scorsese is 80. Producer Lorne Michaels is 78. Actor Danny DeVito is 78. Actor Stephen Root is 71. Actor Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is 64. TV Personality RuPaul is 62. Actor Daisy Fuentes is 56. Singer Ronnie DeVoe is 55. Actor Rachel McAdams is 44.