A Norwegian entertainment reporter sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Monday, alleging a “culture of corruption” under which reporters abuse their power to suppress competition. Kjersti Flaa filed the complaint in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that the HFPA operates as a cartel in violation of antitrust laws. The HFPA has 87 members, …
When DEA narcotics agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped and interrogated in 1985 by the leaders of Mexico’s Guadalajara Cartel, it was like a party. They allegedly held him in a house filled with spectators and depraved participants, including Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, then a foot soldier in the syndicate. “You had a bunch of …
A Norwegian entertainment reporter sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Monday, alleging a “culture of corruption” under which reporters abuse their power to suppress competition. Kjersti Flaa filed the complaint in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that the HFPA operates as a cartel in violation of antitrust laws. The HFPA has 87 members, …
