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Scarlett Johansson Calls for Hollywood to ‘Step Back’ From the HFPA

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Netflix and Amazon.Recently, 100 companies banded together to boycott the organization, which has no Black members and a history of snubbing the work of Black creators in awards seasons.

Time’s Up demanded an overhaul of the HFPA which led the group to hire USC professor Shaun Harper to examine its “systemic” issues.

Harper soon quit once he was confronted with the scope of HFPA’s problems.The HFPA is also undergoing leadership changes — president Philip Berk was ousted in April after he described Black Lives Matter as a “hate movement.”Earlier this week, HFPA promised it would double the size of its membership, elect new board members and hire professional executives to lead the organization.

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