LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The organizers of the Golden Globes are blasting back at their former publicist, charging that his lawsuit filed three days before last month's telecast was part of a campaign to “ridicule” the group.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association filed a countersuit Monday against the Michael Russell Group, alleging that Russell, his associate Stephen Locascio and others breached their contract with the group by violating a confidentiality clause and committed fraud by making unsubstantiated allegations, including a claim that it accepted “payola.”

Read the full Reuters story, “Golden Globes organizers countersue ex-publicist.”

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The organizers of the Golden Globes are blasting back at their former publicist, charging that his lawsuit filed three days before last month's telecast was part of a campaign to “ridicule” the group.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association filed a countersuit Monday against the Michael Russell Group, alleging that Russell, his associate Stephen Locascio and others breached their contract with the group by violating a confidentiality clause and committed fraud by making unsubstantiated allegations, including a claim that it accepted “payola.”

Read the full Reuters story, “Golden Globes organizers countersue ex-publicist.”