Key Highlights
- Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box-office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of its most storied studios, Warner Bros. A celebratory mood might be even more elusive given that the wide majority of the performers and filmmakers congregating at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, oppose the policies of President Donald Trump.
- Likely to be on the minds of many attendees: the recent U. S.
- involvement in Venezuela and the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Good in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But through their ups and downs, the Globes have always tried to put pomp over politics.
- Host Nikki Glaser has vowed as much.“You’d be surprised that half the room had no clue why I was saying ‘Venezuela,’” Glaser told The Associated Press earlier in the week, referring to her comedy-club warm-ups.
- “People aren’t getting the news like we all are.”Glaser, a comic known for her roast appearances, has promised to go after A-listers in her second time hosting.“We’re going to hit Leo,” Glaser said.
