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NBC Scraps Globes Gala Over Picketers

Star parties scuttled, show reduced to press conference

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 7, 2008 9:08 PM CST

(Newser) – NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association scuttled the Golden Globes today for a decidedly drab press conference, the Hollywood Reporter says. HFPA pressed NBC to let the gala run untelevised, to dissuade picketers and welcome stars, but NBC refused. "We are all very... Read full story »

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