Now WGA Says: *No* Deal Reached for Golden Globes Broadcast

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Source: E! News


Writers Refuse to Budge on Globes
by Natalie Finn

It's a new year, but so much for resolution.

Just hours after producers of the upcoming Golden Globe Awards said Wednesday they were working to hammer out a deal to keep the Jan. 13 show on track, the guild announced it didn't have any intention of budging on its decision to withhold a waiver.

"Dick Clark Productions is a struck company. As previously announced, the Writers Guild will be picketing the Golden Globes," the WGA said in a blunt statement responding to news of the latest round of negotiations.

"The WGA has great respect and admiration for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but we are engaged in a crucial struggle that will protect our income and intellectual property rights for generations to come. We will continue to do everything in our power to bring industry negotiations to a fair conclusion. In the meantime, we are grateful for the ongoing support of the Hollywood talent community.”

The union's current position more or less echoes the one it took last month when the Globe nominations were announced. Soon after, the WGA rejected a waiver request from the HFPA to allow scribes to contribute quips to the ceremony. The union also shot down the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which had submitted its standard application for permission to use old film clips and tape from past Oscar ceremonies during the Feb. 27 broadcast.

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[aquart]

1. Cancel the broadcast.

I've been listening to NBC tout Leno and Conan's return. They interviewed audience who had crossed the picket line to see the show. Who raised these barbarians? What mother doesn't teach a child not to cross a picket line?

[villager]

2. The 30% "true believers," perhaps?

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