Top Hollywood Publicist Torches Golden Globes Group After For-Profit Vote: ‘I Feel Duped and Misinformed’ (Exclusive)
thewrap.comvoted to sell itself to billionaire Todd Boehly on Thursday, writing in a scathing letter to the group’s president: “I feel duped and misinformed.”In an email to HFPA president Helen Hoehne obtained by TheWrap, Marcel Pariseau of True Public Relations wrote that he and his industry colleagues had been trying to help the HFPA enact reform, but have come away disappointed.“As a group of publicists we have been asking for the last few months and much, much longer for a zoom call/meeting with all of us… publicists, streamers, studios, networks, clients to garner an update and to educate us about your progress and reforms,” he wrote, cc’ing dozens of other prominent Hollywood publicists.
He continued: “Once we had that information the goal was to help the HFPA towards a positive and productive path in terms of the Globes moving forward that was beneficial for ALL.“Many of you may not believe this sentiment but that was the intention for many of us… I know it was for me.
At the moment, I feel duped and misinformed.”Pariseau was furious to learn from media coverage – which included TheWrap – disclosing that Boehly would be paying the 100 HFPA members $75,000 per year each for the next five years.
The vote to sell to Boehly was overwhelming, 76-18, according to two people who participated. Neither the payments nor the vote tally was disclosed by Hoehne in her update to the publicists. “Is that true?” Pariseau demanded to know.
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