The incident happened in 2003 and although I demanded and received an apology, an investigation concluded the incident was a hoax and then-Golden Globes president Philip Berk received no disciplinary action.
American actor Brendan Fraser has said that not attend the Golden Globes ceremony of Hollywood next year if he is nominated, for the sexual assault suffered at the hands of its former president, Philip Berk.
The star, one of the most popular actors in the late 90’s known for the film saga “The Mummy”, may be nominated for his role in “The Whale”, which has led to his return to the big screen.
In 2018, encouraged by the “Me Too” movementFraser detailed in an article how Perk, two years before he became president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which organizes the awards, approached him at the hotel and shook his hand. Left first he grabbed one of his buttocks and then used one of his fingers to touch the area between his testicles and anus.
Berk himself recounted the incident in his memoirs “With Signs and Wonders”, but in those pages he indicated that that was just a joke.
El incidente, cont Fraser, the deeply affect making him “back off” and feel lonely.
For this reason, he told in an interview in GQ magazine, If I were invited to the awards I wouldn’t go: “No, I will not participate (…) because of the history I have with them. My mother did not raise a hypocrite,” he said.
The incident happened in 2003 at an event at the Beverly Hills Hotel and, although I demanded and received an apology, after an investigation the HFPA concluded that the incident was a hoax and Berk received no disciplinary action.
However, it was expelled from the organization in 2021 after sharing an article describing the anti-racism movement Black Lives Matter as a “racist hate group.”
Fraser is one of the favorite actors to be nominated for the scar for best actor for his role in “The Whale,” where he plays a morbidly obese professor who, after his boyfriend’s death, starts wolfing down junk food in an attempt to numb his pain.
The Golden Globes will once again be a televised event this year after NBC canceled the ceremony due to the huge crowds. controversies that have surrounded the awards in recent yearswhich include accusations of racism, sexism and conflicts of interest.
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