HFPA investigating actor Brendan Fraser's groping claim
By The Associated Press, Associated Press
Feb 23, 2018 1:44 PM CST
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, actor Brendan Fraser attends a special screening of "Gimme Shelter" in New York. Fraser has accused former Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk of groping him in 2003, and the organization says it is investigating the claim. Fraser, 49,...   (Associated Press)

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it is investigating actor Brendan Fraser's claim that its former president, Philip Berk, groped him in 2003.

Fraser, 49, best known for his role in "The Mummy" trilogy, made the accusation in an interview with GQ magazine .

A statement from the HFPA, the organization that puts on the Golden Globes, says the interview "includes alleged information that the HFPA was previously unaware of" and is looking into the accusation. It also stresses that the organization has long had what it calls "a positive working relationship" with Fraser.

Attempts to find a working phone number for Berk were unsuccessful.