Brendan Fraser Is Nominated By the Golden Globes Despite Him Confirming He Will Not Attend The Ceremony in Protest
Brendan Fraser has been nominated by the Golden Globes for Best Actor for his performance in The Whale, despite him already stating he will not attend the awards ceremony.
The 54-year-old The Mummy actor had previously accused one of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s former presidents of sexual assault.
“I have more history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I have respect for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. No, I will not participate,” Brendan said.
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“It’s because of the history that I have with them. And my mother didn’t raise a hypocrite. You can call me a lot of things, but not that,” he told GQ in a new interview.
Brendan accused former Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk of sexual assault in a 2018 GQ article.
“I felt ill. I felt like a little kid. I felt like there was a ball in my throat. I thought I was going to cry. I felt like someone had thrown invisible paint on me,” Brendan said after the alleged 2003 incident at a HFPA-hosted luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Berk has denied the allegation and the HFPA later issued a statement that said, “The HFPA stands firmly against sexual harassment and the type of behavior described in this article.”
In 2021, Berk published his response to the allegations, titled “Brendan Fraser – Why he is a unmitigated liar.” In his response, he notes what Brendan says in the 2018 GQ article and questions why the media gave immediate credibility to the accusations.
“Brendan Fraser may have been groped 18 years ago but not by me. Something similar might have happened to him on the set of a film, but it didn’t involve me,” he said. At the end of the post Berk asks, “What do I have to do to clear my good name?”
Last month, Brendan made a rare appearance with his two sons at a screening of The Whale in New York City.
The full list of awards nominees for the 2023 Golden Globes has just been released!