The chorus of criticism against the organisation behind the Golden Globes continues amid reports that Tom Cruise has returned all three of his awards back to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Deadline reports the 58-year-old actor, who won the trophies for his roles in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia, very recently sent all three back to HFPA headquarters. He's one of many Hollywood figures to take a stand against the HFPA, the group behind the Globes, after a February Los Angeles Times expose highlighted alleged failings in the organisation.
The expose revealed that there are no black journalists within the group's 80-strong membership. The organisation's lack of diversity has been frequently criticised in the press. In March, it was also revealed that a former president was found to have referred to Black Lives Matter as a "hate movement".
In addition to Cruise, NBC, which has broadcast the Golden Globes since 1996, has pulled out of airing the awards in 2022, citing the need for "meaningful reform" by the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
"We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform. However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right," the network said in a statement today.