Jamie Lee Curtis insists she's 'proud' as only actress to appear at Golden Globes amid row

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NBC. However, Jamie Lee Curtis bucked the trend and said she was "proud to be associated with" the HFPA, who are behind the annual Golden Globes.More than 100 Hollywood PR firms threatened to advise their celebrity client list to no longer work with HFPA, the organisation responsible for the awards, unless it became more diverse.The HFPA was accused of "discriminatory behaviour, unprofessionalism, ethical impropriety and alleged financial corruption", with additional claims surrounding free gifts that had reportedly been accepted.Critics pointed out that on a board totalling 87 employees, there was not a single black person.Steps have been taken to increase the number of ethnic minority representatives, with the organisation pledging to introduce at least 13 black board members before the 2023 ceremony airs.Also, the awards' 88-year-old former president, Philip Berk, was expelled last year after penning a widely circulated email which described the Black Lives Matter movement as a "racist hate group".However, as a result of the scandals, not a single celebrity walked the red carpet in honour of the Golden Globes this year.The controversy didn't seem to deter Jamie Lee Curtis from joining in via a pre-recorded video, in which she placed emphasis not on the controversy, but on the organisation's philanthropic work.Speaking in an era when Tom Cruise sent back his three Golden Globe Awards in protest, Jamie, who has two of her own, praised: "They fund creators and educators… do so at a very low key, off the record, evening of giving."I’ve been the lucky host of that evening a couple of times."She added: "I just wanted to honour and stand with them in this continued advocacy of great need and great support that the HFPA.