Former Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Partners Offer to Help Rehabilitate ‘Tarnished’ HFPA

thewrap.com:

A new entertainment company formed by former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and other entertainment industry professionals has reached out to the embattled HFPA to offer its services in helping to improve the “tarnished” image of the HFPA and the Golden Globe Awards.In a letter obtained by TheWrap, Pacific Coast Entertainment proposes a partnership between the company and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which oversees the Golden Globes.

The letter, dated March 31 and addressed to HFPA president Helen Hoehne, interim CEO Todd Boehly and HFPA board and members, was signed by Isaacs, partner and senior adviser of Pacific Coast Entertainment (PCE), and managing partner Yusef D.

Jackson. Jackson is a Chicago-based private investor and the son of civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson.Neither a PCE rep nor the HFPA immediately responded to TheWrap’s requests for comment.

PCE is described as “a new company comprised of a diverse group of experienced and well-known business and industry professionals” specializing in “challenging company transformations.” “Over the last year, many watched the headlines that have dramatically impacted the reputation and stature of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA or Association), its members, and the Golden Globe Awards.