Brendan Fraser will not attend the Golden Globes even if he cinches a nomination
“My mother didn’t raise a hypocrite," Brendan Fraser says of the Golden Globes
With his performance in Darren Arronofky’s drama The Whale, Brendan Fraser has become an award-season frontrunner, carving out his own comeback. However, Fraser’s not the only one who has made a return to the industry this year—as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association makes plans to usher in a new era of the Golden Globes. Nonetheless, Fraser says that even if he receives a nomination for The Whale, he will not attend the ceremony.
“I have more history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I have respect for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” Fraser says in an interview with GQ. “No, I will not participate.”
“It’s because of the history that I have with them,” he continues. “And my mother didn’t raise a hypocrite. You can call me a lot of things, but not that.”
Back in 2018, Fraser notably came forward and accused former HFPA president, Phillip Berk, of sexually assaulting him at a luncheon in 2003. Following an independent investigation, the HFPA released a joint statement, reading, “Although it was concluded that Mr. Berk inappropriately touched Mr. Fraser, the evidence supports that it was intended to be taken as a joke and not as a sexual advance.” Fraser never signed the release, and that was the end of it. Berk himself said in 2018 that he received no disciplinary action from the organization.