Jerrod Carmichael’s Golden Globes Roast Didn’t Fly With Show Organizer: Report

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s president was reportedly “shocked and upset” at Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael’s comments about her during the award show last week.

Carmichael ripped the controversy-marred organization in his monologue for this year’s show, the first to be broadcast since the Los Angeles Times reported two years ago that the organization lacked diversity and had zero Black members.

“I’ll tell you why I’m here: I’m here ’cause I’m Black,” said Carmichael, who later added that the organization didn’t have a single Black member until George Floyd died in 2020.

The host said he declined three invitations to meet with the organization’s president, Helen Hoehne, and referred to the request as a “trap.”

Hoehne wasn’t pleased with the mention, and friends reportedy “consoled” her following the name drop, sources told The Hollywood Reporter. (An “insider with ties to HFPA” denied that she responded emotionally.)

“The whole thing was so awkward and uncomfortable,” a source told the outlet.

<div class="js-react-hydrator" data-component-name="YouTube" data-component-id="331" data-component-props="{"itemType":"video","index":8,"contentListType":"embed","code":"

","type":"video","meta":{"author":"NBC","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccjdJEay2hpb5scz61zY6Q","cache_age":86400,"description":"Host Jerrod Carmichael kicks off Hollywood’s biggest party. Watch the 2023 Golden Globe Awards on NBC and streaming on Peacock.\n\n#GoldenGlobes #JerrodCarmichael #NBC\n\n» Subscribe for More: http://bit.ly/NBCSub\n\nNBC ON SOCIAL:\nYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nbc\nTwitter: http://Twitter.com/NBC\nFacebook: http://Facebook.com/NBC\nInstagram: http://instagram.com/nbc\n\nFind NBC trailers, full episode highlights, previews, promos, clips, and digital exclusives here. \n\nABOUT THE 80TH GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS\n\nOne of the most influential voices in comedy, Jerrod Carmichael is set to host the 80th Annual Golden Globe® Awards.\n\nThe three-hour telecast serves as the official kickoff to the 2023 awards season and will air live coast-to-coast on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on NBC and Peacock.\n\nThe Golden Globe Awards is one of the biggest nights on the calendar for live viewing. It’s also one of the few awards shows that combines the honorees of both film and television.\n\nProduced by Dick Clark Productions and Jesse Collins Entertainment in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 210 territories worldwide. Helen Hoehne is president of the HFPA. Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon will serve as executive producers.\n\nJerrod Carmichael Is Totally Honest About Hosting The 2023 Golden Globe Awards | NBC\nhttps://youtu.be/P9OwwVAaWFU\n\nNBC on YouTube\nhttp://www.youtube.com/user/nbc","options":{"_cc_load_policy":{"label":"Closed captions","value":false},"_end":{"label":"End on","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"_start":{"label":"Start from","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"click_to_play":{"label":"Hold load & play until clicked","value":false}},"provider_name":"YouTube","thumbnail_height":720,"thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P9OwwVAaWFU/maxresdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"title":"Jerrod Carmichael Is Totally Honest About Hosting The 2023 Golden Globe Awards | NBC","type":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9OwwVAaWFU","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"enhancements":{},"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"news","device":"desktop","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://www.huffpost.com","locale":"en_US"},"slideshowAd":{"scriptTags":[],"otherHtml":""},"slideshowEndCard":{"scriptTags":[],"otherHtml":""},"isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isMt":false,"entryId":"63c8d39de4b01a4363847a82","entryTagsList":"golden-globes,hollywood-foreign-press-association,jerrod-carmichael","sectionSlug":"entertainment","deptSlug":"entertainment","sectionRedirectUrl":"https://www.huffpost.com/entertainment","subcategories":"us-news,celebrity","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.entertainment","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065"},"customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":12},"before_you_go_slideshow":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":1},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"63c8d39de4b01a4363847a82","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"desktop","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"Golden Globes","slug":"golden-globes","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/golden-globes","permalink":"https://www.huffpost.com/topic/golden-globes","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffpost.com/topic/golden-globes"},"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Golden Globes","slug":"golden-globes","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://www.huffpost.com/entertainment/topic/golden-globes"},{"name":"Hollywood Foreign Press Association","slug":"hollywood-foreign-press-association","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/hollywood-foreign-press-association","permalink":"https://www.huffpost.com/topic/hollywood-foreign-press-association","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffpost.com/topic/hollywood-foreign-press-association"},"department":{"name":"Latest News","slug":"politics-news"},"section":{"title":"U.S. News","slug":"us-news"},"topic":{"title":"Hollywood","slug":"hollywood","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/hollywood"},{"name":"Jerrod Carmichael","slug":"jerrod-carmichael","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/jerrod-carmichael","permalink":"https://www.huffpost.com/topic/jerrod-carmichael","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffpost.com/topic/jerrod-carmichael"},"url":"https://www.huffpost.com/topic/jerrod-carmichael"}],"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["

\r\n\r\n HPGam.cmd.push(function(){\r\n\t\treturn HPGam.render(\"inline-1\", \"entry_paragraph_1\", false);\r\n });\r\n\r\n","

Bad Bunny Performance Has Fans Calling Grammy Awards ‘Racist’ And ‘Ignorant’

Chinese Spy Balloon Turns Out To Be Bowen Yang With Attitude On ‘SNL’

\r\n\r\n HPGam.cmd.push(function(){\r\n\t\treturn HPGam.render(\"inline-2\", \"entry_paragraph_3\", false);\r\n });\r\n\r\n","

\r\n\r\n HPGam.cmd.push(function(){\r\n\t\treturn HPGam.render(\"inline-infinite\", \"repeating_dynamic_display\", false);\r\n });\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0}}”>

[embedded content]

Carmichael’s monologue was also glossed over during an episode of a Hollywood Foreign Press Association podcast last week.

Organization member Jenny Cooney told “Golden Globes Around the World” listeners that she and fellow members on the podcast would “skip right ahead” to discussion about the rest of the award show.

“We’re not going to talk about the host because everybody has their own opinion on the host,” Cooney said.

The organization did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.

Carmichael’s monologue, which was described as “totally honest” by the award show’s broadcaster NBC, didn’t just upset the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Whitney Houston’s estate weighed in after the comedian mentioned that the Golden Globes’ host venue — the Beverly Hilton — was the hotel where the singer was found dead in 2012.

“The Whitney Houston Estate is disappointed in the joke and felt it was in poor taste,” the estate told TMZ in a statement.