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    Taylor Swift Makes Fox News Suddenly Hate Celebs in Politics

    The news network that wants Taylor Swift to stick to singing has had no problem handing conservative celebrities the microphone.Taylor Swift, you may have noticed, is everywhere: packing arenas on the Eras tour; filling theaters with her concert film; popping onto your TV screen from a luxury suite at Kansas City Chiefs games, cheering on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.And now she’s living rent-free in Fox News hosts’ heads.After reports that the Biden re-election campaign was angling for an endorsement from the superstar (who backed President Biden in 2020), commentators on the network strapped on their culture-war helmets. “Don’t get involved in politics!” Jeanine Pirro urged her. “We don’t want to see you there!” Another commentator, Charly Arnolt, pleaded, “Please don’t believe everything Taylor Swift says.” Sean Hannity addressed the issue in prime time: “Maybe she wants to think twice.”Fox’s anxiety attack follows months in which MAGA opinionators have spun baroque conspiracy theories about the power couple: that Ms. Swift and Mr. Kelce’s romance was staged; that the N.F.L. was rigging the Super Bowl for the Chiefs; and that it was all an unholy plot to supercharge an eventual Biden endorsement. The Fox host Jesse Watters even flirted with the speculation, floating the idea that Swift’s success was a psyop masterminded by the Defense Department.In retrospect, “Paul is dead” lacked imagination.Of course, people are entitled to their opinions on celebrity political speech or the possible existence of a secret Pentagon diva lab. But if Fox News’s hosts truly believe that it’s irresponsible and dangerous to invite celebrities to weigh in on politics, they might want to turn their attention to … Fox News.Over the years, Fox has invited Gene Simmons, the bassist of Kiss, to talk about the handling of an Ebola outbreak. It had the fashion model Fabio on to blame crime in California on liberalism. It gave us Kid Rock on cancel culture. Last year, the actor Jim Caviezel declared Donald J. Trump “the new Moses” on “Fox & Friends.”And let’s not forget that Fox was instrumental in the entry into politics of a certain TV celebrity, whom you might know better as the candidate Mr. Biden will likely be running against.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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    Country Singer Chris Young Is Arrested at a Nashville Bar

    The musician was released on bond for charges of disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.Chris Young, the country music singer, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest after an altercation at a bar in Nashville on Monday night, the authorities said.While Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents were looking at IDs in a downtown Nashville bar, Mr. Young, 38, struck one of the agents, according to an arrest affidavit filed with a criminal court in Nashville. Agents handcuffed Mr. Young after he did not comply with their orders, it said.Mr. Young had his breakthrough when he won the country-music reality TV competition “Nashville Star” in 2006. His second album, “The Man I Want to Be,” released in 2009, hit platinum in the United States. He has since been a fixture on the Billboard country charts.A representative for Mr. Young declined to comment.The Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents arrived at a bar called Tin Roof at about 8:30 p.m. to check the IDs of the patrons, including Mr. Young, the arrest affidavit said. After the check, Mr. Young began asking the agents questions, which they said they answered, and he began video recording them.The agents left and continued onto a bar next door, called DawgHouse Saloon. The arrest affidavit said that Mr. Young and his friends had followed them and began talking to the people there. When the agents finished their compliance checks, Mr. Young tried to block one of the agents from leaving and hit him on the shoulder, it said.The agent who was struck, Joseph Phillips, pushed Mr. Young to create distance, then other patrons got up to intervene, the affidavit said. Another agent tried speaking to Mr. Young, who did not comply with the orders. Then the agents detained him.The affidavit described Mr. Young as having had “slurred speech” and his eyes as “blood shot and watery.” It also said the people who were with Mr. Young were “making the incident hostile.”Mr. Young was later taken into custody and released on bonds of $250 for the disorderly conduct charge, $1,000 for the resisting arrest charge and $1,250 for the assault charge, according to reports by Nashville’s criminal court clerk. He is expected to appear in court on Feb. 16.Aimee Ortiz More

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    2024 Awards Season Fashion: All the Stars Dressed in Red

    Viewers of award shows might have noticed a trend in recent years: Some of the red carpets have been colors other than red.But that doesn’t mean the color has been absent from the carpets. This year, red has been among the most popular colors worn by celebrities. Selena Gomez, Ayo Edebiri, Barry Keoghan, Dua Lipa, Meghann Fahy, Charles Melton, Michelle Yeoh, Suki Waterhouse and Margot Robbie are just some of the stars who have worn shades of red at recent awards shows like the Emmys and the Golden Globes.Danielle Brooks, an actress in “The Color Purple,” is another star who has chosen red — specifically, a bright-pinkish shade that lit up with every camera flash as she walked the purplish-red carpet in her strapless gown at the Globes. Of the dress, Ms. Brooks told Vogue: “Red is a power color and I am feeling powerful.”The following assemblage of red looks includes her gown and many more, from sleek and simple column dresses to over-the-top ensembles.Simply RedSarah Snook, a star of “Succession,” received the Emmy award for lead actress in a drama series in a crimson Vivienne Westwood ball gown with a corseted bodice, nipped waist and sweeping skirt.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesVelvet shoulder bows added whimsy to the cherry-red silk Rodarte gown the actress Janelle James wore at the Emmys.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesAt the back of the halter-neck Carolina Herrera gown that Emily Hampshire chose for the Emmys was a giant bow with ribbons that trailed behind the actress as she walked.David Swanson/EPA, via ShutterstockThe actress Julianne Moore kept it relatively simple at the Golden Globes in a strapless Bottega Veneta gown with a full skirt and a pointy scoop neckline.Mike Blake/ReutersZuri Hall, an actress and a television host, chose a fishtail Oscar de la Renta gown for the Golden Globes that had oversize bows running down its back.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesYes chef! Tom Colicchio, a star of “Top Chef,” turned heads at the Emmys in a chili-colored tuxedo jacket from the Italian label Isaia.Ashley Landis/Associated PressDarker ShadesAt the Golden Globes, the actor Barry Keoghan styled his checker-print Louis Vuitton tuxedo with pearly accessories.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe singer Dua Lipa attended the Critics Choice Awards in a Prada dress with a textured, ruched fabric that evoked flower petals. Her dyed hair matched the gown’s pinot-noir shade.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesRoses appeared to be blooming along the neckline of the strapless Armani gown the actress Meghann Fahy wore at the Emmys. Embroidered crystals gave the look some shimmer.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAt the Critics Choice Awards, the actor Charles Melton ditched the traditional penguin suit for this spicier Valentino style in a shade of cinnabar.Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated PressThe actress Christina Applegate, who has multiple sclerosis, walked onto the Emmys stage to present an award in an oxblood velvet tuxedo dress by Christian Siriano and Dr. Martens on her feet. The crowd reacted with a standing ovation.Mario Anzuoni/ReutersA deep burgundy shade set the actor Matty Matheson’s tuxedo apart from others worn at the Golden Globes.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesFor the Emmys, the actress Abby Elliott chose a skintight Alexander McQueen dress with a unique three-peak neckline.Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSome 450,000 wine-colored sequins were used to embellish the body-hugging Oscar de la Renta gown that the actress Selena Gomez wore at the Emmys.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesJoana Pak, right, wore a short-sleeve, mock-neck gown in a rich shade of claret at the Emmys, which she attended her husband, the actor Steven Yeun.Richard Shotwell/Invision, via Associated PressA neck scarf topped the shimmering, garnet-chain-mail Moschino dress that the actress Juliette Lewis chose for the Emmys.Mike Blake/ReutersBrighter TonesAyo Edebiri, a star of “The Bear,” wore a scarlet column Prada gown with an iridescent layered train at the Golden Globes, where she won the award for best performance in a television musical or comedy.Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesFor the Golden Globes, the actress Michelle Yeoh chose a fiery Bottega Veneta gown with a sculpted silhouette and a split-structured bodice.Valerie Macon/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA flowing train enhanced the elegance of Camila Morrone’s corseted Versace gown at the Emmys. (The actress attended the awards with her father, who modeled for Versace in the 1990s).David Swanson/EPA, via ShutterstockDanielle Brooks’s look at the Golden Globes, which was designed by Moschino and Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, featured a floor-length stole and a fishtail skirt.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesThe television host Mona Kosar Abdi opted for a Cinderella-style ball gown by Rita Vinieris at the Golden Globes.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesJoining the television host Jimmy Kimmel on the Emmys carpet was his wife, the screenwriter Molly McNearney, who wore a rippled column dress and a matching vermillion clutch.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesJill Latiano Howerton, an actress and the wife of the actor Glenn Howerton, joined her husband on the Emmys carpet wearing a cascading chiffon dress with puffed sleeves and cutaway sides.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesReds That ShineThe actress Katherine Heigl, who had not attended the Emmys since 2014, made her return to the awards show this year in a strapless Reem Acra gown and a coifed blond bob that evoked old Hollywood glamour.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesAt the Golden Globes, Ms. Gomez wore a ruby-red Armani dress with an asymmetrical full skirt, a high-neck halter top and black, crystal-embroidered flowers on its peekaboo bodice.Allison Dinner/EPA, via ShutterstockThe actor John Krasinski paired a raspberry-colored, double-breasted jacket with blackberry-colored pants at the Golden Globes.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAfter arriving to the Golden Globes in this Sophie Couture gown with a gargantuan skirt, the model and television host Heidi Klum described herself as a big blond tomato in an interview with WWD.Mike Blake/ReutersRed With Something ExtraThe actress Suki Waterhouse showed off her pregnant belly at the Emmys in a Valentino gown with side cutouts and an oversize bow at the waist.Richard Shotwell/Invision, via Associated PressFor the Critics Choice Awards, the actress Emily Blunt chose an Armani gown that was covered in fire-engine-red paillettes and had large rose embellishments along its single shoulder and back.Phillip Faraone/Getty ImagesGrenadine-colored sequins added sparkle to the singer Mandy Moore’s chest-and-back-exposing Elie Saab gown at the Critics Choice Awards.Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated PressA bouquet of red rosettes blossomed along the neckline of the off-the-shoulder Balmain gown that Margot Robbie wore at the Critics Choice Awards.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe actress Florence Pugh is known for taking swings with her fashion. Her look at the Golden Globes — a voluminous sheer Valentino gown dotted with poppies and worn over red hot pants — was no exception.Allison Dinner/EPA, via ShutterstockFor the Critics Choice Awards, the actress Vanessa Morgan chose a cherry-red Zuhair Murad mini dress with a shiny lace bodice and a cascading train that almost blended into the carpet.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesOne word to describe the button-front Sergio Hudson dress and matching red hair bow that the actress Rachel Brosnahan wore at the Golden Globes? Marvelous.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesA puff of marabou feathers added drama to the structured ruby-red gown Michelle Peters wore at the Emmys, where she walked the carpet with her brother, the actor Evan Peters.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesSequined sleeves and panels gave a playful touch to the actress Tantoo Cardinal’s otherwise simple gown at the Critics Choice Awards.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe actress Alex Borstein’s Emmys ensemble had a lot to look at, including roses and marabou feathers clustered at the shoulders. A gaping keyhole neckline and a long slit in the red skirt offered more than a peek at her black lacy bra and underskirt.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesElizabeth Paton, Anthony Rotunno and Stella Bugbee contributed reporting. More

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    Emmys In Memoriam Segment Pays Tribute to Matthew Perry and Norman Lear

    The Emmys paid tribute to the actors, writers and producers who died since the last awards, taking an extra beat to honor Norman Lear, the famed TV writer and producer who died last month at 101.The in memoriam segment recognized two television actors who died unexpectedly: Andre Braugher, who was known for his roles on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”; and Matthew Perry, the “Friends” star. (The musical accompaniment, from the duo the War and Treaty and Charlie Puth, included the “Friends” theme song.)Here are other members of the television industry who the program recognized:Angela Lansbury, the famed actress who starred in “Murder, She Wrote.”Angus Cloud, who portrayed a lovable drug dealer on the HBO show “Euphoria.”Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV news reporter.Bob Barker, the longtime host of “The Price Is Right.”David Jacobs, who created the soap opera “Dallas.”Harry Belafonte, the barrier-breaking performer in music, movies and TV.Leslie Jordan, the comic actor who was a cast member on “Will & Grace.”Mark Margolis, who played a fearsome former drug lord in “Breaking Bad.”Paul Reubens, the comic actor behind Pee-wee Herman.Richard Roundtree, the prolific actor who had recurring roles in “Heroes,” “Being Mary Jane” and “Family Reunion.”Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmys for his role on “This Is Us.”Stephen Boss, the dancer and reality star known as tWitch.Suzanne Somers, who gained fame on the hit sitcom “Three’s Company” before building a health and diet business empire. More

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    Paul Giamatti, Bradley Cooper, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and More Celebrities at the National Board of Review gala

    The stars were among the 17 honorees at the annual National Board of Review gala, as awards season ramps up.On a not-at-all red carpet inside Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night, Da’Vine Joy Randolph was glowing.“The fact that these people actually even seen my work is just mind-blowing,” said the actress, a star of “The Holdovers,” who was being honored with the National Board of Review’s best supporting actress prize at its annual film awards gala, just days after she had won her first Golden Globe on Sunday for her role in the film.A few feet away on the gray carpet was Celine Song, who came to accept the prize for best directorial debut for “Past Lives.” She was sporting a tuxedo jacket, a long skirt and a bow tie.“Because the movie is so personal, any time somebody connects to the film, I always feel less lonely; I feel very seen and understood and embraced,” said Ms. Song, who based the romantic film partly on her own experience with a childhood friend.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?  More

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    Reggie Wells, Makeup Artist for Oprah Winfrey and Other Black Stars, Dies at 76

    At a time when cosmetic brands did not cater to Black women, Mr. Wells found a niche working with Black stars and models who had struggled to find makeup options for their skin tones.Reggie Wells, who parlayed a background in fine art into a trailblazing career as a makeup artist for Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and other Black celebrities, died on Monday in Baltimore. He was 76.His death was confirmed by his niece Kristina Conner, who did not specify a cause or say where he died.For Mr. Wells, every face was a canvas to explore. One of his most famous clients was Ms. Winfrey, for whom he worked as a personal makeup artist for more than 20 years at the height of her television career.“Reggie Wells was an artist who used his palette of talent to create beauty no matter the canvas,” Ms. Winfrey said in a statement. “He always made me feel beautiful. Ooo my, how we’d laugh and laugh during the process. He was an astute observer of human behavior and could see humor in the most unlikely experiences.”We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?  More

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    Jo Koy Responds to Golden Globes Criticism: ‘It’s a Tough Room’

    In an interview on the ABC program “GMA3” the morning after the awards show, Koy said he would “be lying” if he said the criticism “doesn’t hurt.”Hosting a Hollywood awards show can be a notoriously difficult job, with its audience of image-conscious A-list celebrities on the receiving end and a large television audience scrutinizing the material in real time. After Jo Koy’s performance as the host of this year’s Golden Globes drew criticism, he acknowledged Monday that it had been “a tough room.”“Well, I had fun — you know, it was a moment that I’ll always remember,” Koy said Monday on the ABC program “GMA3,” noting that he had only had a week and a half to prepare. “It’s a tough room. And it was a hard job, I’m not going to lie. Getting that gig, and then having the amount of time that we had to prepare — that was a crash course.”At Sunday’s awards show, parts of Koy’s opening monologue seemed to fall flat in the ballroom, drawing a defensive aside from the comedian. “I got the gig 10 days ago!” he said. “You want a perfect monologue? Yo, shut up. You’re kidding me, right? Slow down, I wrote some of these — and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.”Koy’s material gravitated toward more standard celebrity teasing. Last year, when Jerrod Carmichael was the host, he delivered a provocative performance, immediately addressing the turmoil over a lack of Black voting members at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that ran the Golden Globes until it was dissolved.Koy’s opener did address diversity, pointing out the whiteness in the room, but it otherwise stuck with more standard fare, including a joke about Hollywood’s favorite weight loss drug. (“By the way, ‘The Color Purple’ is also what happens to your butt when you take Ozempic,” he joked.)Many of the onscreen cutaways showed tepid reactions, but the responses on social media and from some critics were harsher. (A headline in The Guardian read: “The joke’s on Jo Koy: Golden Globes host delivers a bad gig for the ages.”)Koy said in the interview that he would “be lying” if he said the criticism “doesn’t hurt.”“I hit a little moment there where I was like, ‘Ah, hosting is just a tough gig,’” Koy said. “Yes, I am a stand-up comic but that hosting position, it’s a different style.”One reaction from the crowd became an instant meme: When Koy joked that the Globes would have “fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift” than N.F.L. telecasts — referring to the frequent reaction shots of her recent appearances at Kansas City Chiefs games to cheer on the team’s tight end, Travis Kelce — Swift, who was seated in the audience, looked unamused, coolly sipping from her drink. In his interview, Koy acknowledged that the joke fell “just a little flat.”So, one of the interviewers asked, if he could do it all again, would he say yes to the hosting invitation?“That’s a tough gig,” he replied, “I’m not going to lie.” More

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    What Role Will the Israel-Hamas War Play in Hollywood’s Awards Season?

    Stars are increasingly vocal about political issues, but the Mideast conflict has divided Hollywood, magnifying the choice of whether to discuss the topic or remain silent.As Hollywood heads into the heart of its awards season — a three-month orgy of frothy self-celebration and pop culture glamour — celebrities and their handlers find themselves with a serious decision to make: what, if anything, to say about the Israel-Hamas war.Movie stars have become increasingly willing, even determined, to use award shows like the Golden Globes, scheduled for Sunday on CBS, to bring attention to progressive causes and concerns. In recent years, winners like Meryl Streep, Russell Crowe and Michelle Williams have incorporated topics like sexual harassment, the global refugee crisis, abortion rights, Trumpism, climate change, Black Lives Matter, veganism and the Ukraine war into acceptance speeches.Viewers from both political sides sometimes bristle at what they see as elitist lecturing. But in the Los Angeles ballrooms where these trophies are awarded and such speeches are made, the response is usually uniform praise. The couture-clad A-listers leap to their feet to offer ovations.The Israel-Hamas war is much more complicated.“It’s such a treacherous topic — there’s no response, especially in the sound-bite scrum of a red carpet, or in a breakneck acceptance speech, that won’t offend someone,” Martin Kaplan, who runs the Norman Lear Center for entertainment, media and society at the University of Southern California. “Add alcohol to the mix, as is often the case at these awards dinners, and what could possibly go wrong?”Susan Sarandon, center, at a protest in New York City in November. United Talent Agency dropped her after she made public statements about the war in Gaza.Stephanie Keith for The New York TimesReaction to the conflict has convulsed Hollywood, where there is a large Jewish presence, along with many other parts of America. On one side, there is ardent support for Israel. On the other are those who view the Palestinian cause as an extension of the racial and social justice movements that swept the United States in the summer of 2020.Stars have been fired from movies. Agencies have dropped clients; clients have dropped agents. Friendships have been severed, with people accusing one another of hypocrisy and betrayal.Ahead of the Golden Globes, which kick-starts the awards season in earnest, some publicists and agents have been advising celebrity clients to say nothing about the Israel-Hamas war. One carelessly chosen word could torpedo their hopes for an Oscar, and maybe even their career. One longtime Hollywood publicist who has clients in this year’s Oscar race summed up her advice on the topic as “run for the hills.” A couple of A-list clients, she added, would walk red carpets but skip interviews. Too risky.Others worry that silence itself is a political message. After Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on Israel, most Hollywood unions rushed to condemn the violence. But one leading union, the Writers Guild of America, refused to put out a statement and stuck with its decision in the face of enormous backlash from hundreds of its members.Jeffrey Wright, an awards contender for his role in “American Fiction,” has weighed in on the conflict on social media.Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated PressSome leading Hollywood communications firms, including Rogers & Cowan PMK and ID PR, have offered yellow ribbons to wear in support of the hostages in Gaza. They see the effort, managed in part by Ashlee Margolis, who runs an entertainment and fashion marketing firm called the A-List, as nonpolitical, though some might disagree.“Wearing a symbolic yellow ribbon to support the 136 women, children and men — both Israeli and American — who were brutally kidnapped by terrorists is not only powerfully human, and certainly noncontroversial, but camera ready,” Melissa Zukerman, a managing partner of Principal Communications Group, said in an email.The parade of ceremonies after the Golden Globes will include the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards and the British Academy Film Awards, before culminating on March 10 with the Academy Awards. This year, the strike-delayed Emmy Awards and Governors Awards have also been squeezed into the corridor.Most of these galas come with red carpets lined by reporters. Stars should expect to be asked about the Israel-Hamas war, said Marc Malkin, a senior Variety editor and co-host of the official Golden Globes preshow on Sunday. “If they have posted about it on Instagram or signed an open letter it’s fair game,” he said.In response to the Hamas attack, Natalie Portman posted a statement on Instagram that read, in part, “My heart is shattered for the people of Israel.”Emmanuel Dunand/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThat would seem to include the Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman, a nominee for “May December,” who has posted on social media expressing horror about the Hamas attack, and Jeffrey Wright, a nominee for his acting in “American Fiction,” who has questioned the wisdom of Israel’s retaliation. Bradley Cooper, a multiple nominee for “Maestro,” signed two public letters, one about the hostages that urged “the fight for their freedom to continue” and the other calling for “an immediate de-escalation and cease-fire.”Spokeswomen for those nominees either declined to comment or did not respond to inquiries.The coming self-congratulation-athon could certainly go off without a hitch, with celebrities speaking knowledgeably about the complex and divisive topic. But the odds are not in Hollywood’s favor. The movie business has a long if not proud history of tone-deaf behavior.There was the time in 2008 when Sharon Stone, walking a red carpet, started a media frenzy by saying an earthquake in China, which left 88,000 dead or missing, was perhaps karmic payback for the country’s handling of Tibet. In 2022, jaws dropped in living rooms across America when, moments after Will Smith attacked Chris Rock on the Oscar stage, guests inside the theater gave Mr. Smith a standing ovation after his teary best-actor acceptance speech.Award shows used to have a fiery speech here, a political shout-out there — whether it was Marlon Brando’s sending out an activist for Native Americans to decline his 1973 Oscar for best actor or Vanessa Redgrave’s denouncing “Zionist hoodlums” in 1978. For the most part, however, stars worked at being stars, turning on the charm and saying nothing that might alienate a single ticket buyer.Sacheen Littlefeather refused the Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973. Bettman Archive, via Getty ImagesThat has changed, and the Golden Globes have led the way.In 2017, Ms. Streep tore into President-elect Donald J. Trump from the Globes stage. The next year, the Globes became a de facto rally for the Time’s Up movement, with actresses wearing black to protest sexual harassment and Oprah Winfrey delivering a scorching speech. In 2020, Ms. Williams gave an impassioned plea for abortion rights, while Mr. Crowe called attention to climate change and a bush fire crisis in Australia.Last year, the Globes gave airtime to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who gave a speech about his country’s war with Russia.Representatives for the Globes did not respond to queries about whether this year’s show would teeter into politics.Producers who specialize in awards telecasts say research, compiled mainly from Nielsen, indicates that most viewers dislike it when celebrities turn a trip to the stage into a political bully pulpit. One recent producer of the Oscars said minute-by-minute ratings analysis indicated that “vast swaths” of people turned off televisions when celebrities started to opine on politics. He spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential metrics.The comedian Ricky Gervais, hosting the Globes in 2020, used part of his monologue to tell Hollywood that it was testing the public’s tolerance for mixing serious causes with awards bacchanalia.“You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything — you know nothing about the real world,” Mr. Gervais said, adding: “If you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your god” and get off the stage. More