Golden Globes crisis deepens as former president expelled and advisers resign

Hollywood Foreign Press Association expels Philip Berk after he shared article calling Black Lives Matter a racist hate group'

The crisis-plagued Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the body that organises the Golden Globes, has expelled Philip Berk, its former president who sparked widespread outrage by sharing an anti-Black Lives Matter article that described the movement as a racist hate group".

In a brief statement, the HFPA said: Effective immediately, Phil Berk is no longer a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association." The HFPA's move follows outspoken criticism from NBC, the TV network that broadcasts and pays for the Golden Globes, which called for Berk's expulsion. NBC strongly condemns Phil Berk's actions ... [and] swift action on this front is an essential element for NBC to move forward with the HFPA and the Golden Globes."