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    Ava DuVernay and Regina King React After HFPA Confirm They Have No Black Members

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    The ‘Selma’ director and the ‘Watchmen’ actress suggest the fact that the Golden Globe organizers have no black members has been widely known for a long time.

    Feb 25, 2021
    AceShowbiz – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has confirmed they don’t have any black members.
    Following an investigation by the Los Angeles Times into the make-up of the group – who nominate and select the winners of the annual Golden Globe awards – the HFPA told the newspaper that the report is true, but it’s an issue they’re “committed to addressing.” They gave no indication as to how they would be addressing their lack of diversity.
    The Los Angeles Times piece found that while some of the 87 members of the HFPA are people of colour, there are no black members.

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    Reflecting on the findings of the investigation on Twitter, director Ava DuVernay – who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her movie “Selma” back in 2015 – wrote alongside a link to a Hollywood Reporter article about the news, “Reveals? As in, people are acting like this isn’t already widely known? For YEARS?”
    Meanwhile, Regina King – whose movie “One Night In Miami…” has seen her nominated for the Best Director gong at this year’s Globes – responded to DuVernay’s tweet with a picture of rapper Drake pointing into the camera with a smile on his face. DuVernay then replied using a GIF featuring the text “those are the facts.”
    The upcoming Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
    Herman J. Mankiewicz biopic “Mank”, directed by David Fincher and fronted by Gary Oldman, led the movie nominations with six nods. Netflix’s hit royal drama series “The Crown” dominated the TV categories with a total of six mentions as well.

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      Two Families of Different Backgrounds to Swap Places on Ava DuVernay's Cultural Experiment Series

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      The Oscar-nominated filmmaker has teamed up with NBC for an unscripted social experiment series called ‘Home Sweet Home’ where two families will swap places.
      Jul 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Director Ava DuVernay is set to launch an unscripted social experiment series, titled “Home Sweet Home”.
      The 10-episode, hour-long series, set to air on NBC, will centre on two families who will switch places to experience cultural perspectives very different from their own. It will challenge participants to walk in the shoes of people from diverse racial, religious, economic, geographic, and gender backgrounds.
      “The idea for Home Sweet Home came to me during the strange and important times we’re all experiencing,” DuVernay said in a statement. “The premise is that we are farther apart than ever, yet bound by what we have in common – concerns with health, safety, justice and community.”
      “These notions manifest in each of us in different ways, but nowhere more striking than in the privacy of our own homes. I’m thrilled that NBC and Warner Horizon embraced the challenge of this moment to celebrate the specificity of our differences as we discover the many beautiful things that we have in common.”
      The “Selma” filmmaker is also developing a Netflix series focused on the life of American football quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick, which the pair will produce.

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