HFPA Launches Investigation Into Brendan Fraser’s Sexual Assault Accusation Against Former President

This week’s sad, moving profile of Brendan Fraser included one especially troubling detail: Fraser alleging that the former President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, best known as the group that hosts the Golden Globes, groped him in 2003.

Following that accusation, the HFPA says it is “investigating further details” about the incident involving Philip Berk.“The HFPA stands firmly against sexual harassment and the type of behavior described in this article,” the organization writes in a statement shared with Us Weekly.

“Over the years we’ve continued a positive working relationship with Brendan, which includes announcing Golden Globe nominees, attending the ceremony and participating in press conferences.

This report includes alleged information that the HFPA was previously unaware of and at this time we are investigating further details surrounding the incident.”“His left hand reaches around, grabs my ass cheek, and one of his fingers touches me in the taint,

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