For decades, there has been criticism of the Hollywood Foreign Press and their annual Golden Globe Awards which have been (inaccurately) seen as a predictor of what films would win Oscars. Although the Oscars themselves have been controversial, the films and artists are voted on by seasoned veterans in their respective fields. The Golden Globes are voted on by a group of loose-knit international "journalists" whose credentials have led many to charge they are simply a group of back-slappers who use their clout to benefit personally. A new lawsuit filed on the eve of tonight's Globes ceremonies states that the organization routinely engaged in payoffs in order to grant press access to the ceremonies and to influence member's voting practices. The plantiff, ironically, is a publicist who defended the Hollywood Foreign Press for 17 years against such charges. Click here for more