Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael kicked off the 80th annual ceremony by addressing the award show’s previous diversity controversy. The US comedian told audiences, “I’ll tell you why I’m here - I’m here because I’m black,” as he opened the show in Los Angeles.
Last year’s show was turned into a “private event” at the last minute by organisers, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, after it faced heavy criticism over its lack of black members.
“I’ll tell you what’s been going on,” Carmichael told audiences at the top of the show. “This show, the Golden Globe Awards, did not air last year, because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which I won’t say they were a racist organisation, but they didn’t have a single black member until George Floyd died – do with that information what you will.
