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Why is Brendan Fraser boycotting the Golden Globes and will other stars snub ceremony?
NBC pulled out of screening the formerly prestigious event and celebrities including Tom Cruise shunned the annual event for its lack of diversity, organisers now wait with baited breath to see whether celebrities will turn up and viewers will tune in.The show was accused of racism and sexism after it was revealed that not one of the 87 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was black - and, despite reforms, Brendan Fraser is among the actors snubbing the Golden Globe Awards this year.The Whale actor, who has received his first ever Golden Globe nomination this year, has sensationally decided to turn his back on the ceremony after claiming that Phillip Berk, former president of the HFPA, had assaulted him.The 54-year-old claimed he was almost reduced to tears when Berk allegedly groped him - something the latter fiercely denies.He has now announced that he has more history with the HFPA than respect for it, and as a sign of his indignation, will not be attending.Brendan's latest film, The Whale, was so well-received at the Venice Film Festival that it received a six-minute long standing ovation.However, he says he has a complicated "history" with the former HFPA President after he made allegations of groping against Berk, which Berk has always vehemently denied, and has decided he would be a "hypocrite" if he attended the prestigious Golden Globes ceremony.He first revealed his claims against Berk in a 2018 interview with GQ, in which he claimed he'd been close to tears during what he claims was an unwelcome encounter with him."His left hand reaches around, grabs my a** cheek, and one of his fingers touches me in the taint. And he starts moving it around," Brendan shuddered.He continued: "I felt ill.
