Hollywood accuses her of favoritism and corruption

Golden Globes ban members from accepting gifts

The Golden Globe is the most prominent film in the world after the Oscars.

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The organizers of the Golden Globe Awards, which Hollywood accuses of favoritism and even corruption, have banned its members from accepting any gifts, paid trips or other benefits in the future.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which is based on these awards, which are considered the most prominent cinematic in the United States after the Oscars, has recently adopted tough policies in an attempt to calm the controversy surrounding it for months.

The group of about 80 film journalists has been accused of exploiting the importance of the nominations for these "Golden Globes" awards to obtain privileges and establish special ties with Hollywood stars.

According to the new guidelines adopted by the association, members of this group are no longer allowed to "accept promotional materials or other gifts from studios, advertising companies, actors, directors, or others associated with films and television programmes."

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said in a statement that it "remains deeply committed to the changes it outlined in its reform plan" detailed in May.

Stars, including Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise, considered these reforms too slow and ambiguous, while two members of the Foreign Press Association resigned after describing the atmosphere in this group as "toxic."

Prominent studios, including "Netflix" and "Amazon Studios", announced that they were not interested in working with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association until "significant" changes were made, while Warner Brothers studios considered the proposed reforms from the group "insufficient."

"We will continue to inform the industry of our progress as we pass new laws to create an inclusive, diversified and transparent structure that our members, representatives and partners will be proud of," the awards said.

• Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise: These reforms are very slow and vague.

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