Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the small body of reporters that votes on the Golden Globe Awards, announced on Friday that it has admitted three new members.They are Yulia Charysheva of Russia, Sabrina Joshi of India and Danielle Kool from the Netherlands.
The group now has 85 members.Joshi is the daughter of Ahmed Lateef, who was a longtime member of the HFPA until his death in 2015.
She wrote a book about his life, “Hyderabad to Hollywood,” and writes about Hollywood for the Indian publication “You & I.”The announcement comes as the HFPA is defending an antitrust lawsuit, which alleges that members use their access to restrict competition among foreign journalists.
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