Beyonce only referred to Tina as "the queen", not the "queen of soul", but your point is valid.
NBC sources are now clarifying for me exactly where the network stands about
suing the WGA. (This updates my previous, Sources: NBC & Hollywood Foreign Press May
Sue WGA Over No Golden Globes.) "A lot of lawyers out there are trying to point fingers at a lot of people," a network insider just
confirmed. I can tell you that, based on my previous conversations with NBC insiders right after the Golden Globes were cancelled, the network was seriously
expecting to be sued by Dick Clark Productions and possibly even by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Today, I'm told that lawyers for the HFPA
and Dick Clark Productions are presently in hot pursuit of what they think are possible legal claims against the WGA. But lawyers have also told NBC that the
network could take some sort of legal action against the guild as well, network insiders tell me. "So what happened," an NBC source explains,
"is a week and a half ago we were approached and asked, if they [the HFPA and Dick Clark Prods] decide to take legal action, would we join their
lawsuits. And we said no. And that's it. But they did come to us." However, other sources insist to me that it wasn't until today, after my
posting, that NBC gave a "no" answer. Nevertheless, if HFPA and/or Dick Clark Productions file lawsuits, NBC will inevitably be dragged into it and
no doubt be forced to cooperate. But if Jeff Zucker's "no" truly means "no", then he'll stand a lot taller in the Hollywood
community. I may have more later.
SAG Petitioners Clarify Their Position
This comes to me from actor Ned Vaughn, one of the SAG petition drive
helmers lobbying for an earnings threshold requirement for
"qualified voting" on SAG contract issues:
"As one of the leaders behind the drive to implement affected member voting at SAG, I'd like to clarify something. This push is decidedly NOT
about 'elite' actors taking anything away from anyone-rather, it is a grass roots effort representing a broad spectrum of the Guild's
membership. Those supporting change certainly include top stars, but it is overwhelmingly a movement of rank and file actors who recognize that such a
change is necessary to put SAG on its strongest footing heading into the upcoming contract negotiation. 
The list of over 900 supporters includes many who have
noted that they themselves may be excluded from voting on given contracts, should a work-related voting requirement be adopted-but they also recognize that
strengthening SAG in this way ultimately benefits all members by securing better contracts.
"The WGA made such a change 15 years ago and it played no small part in the strength and solidarity so evident in their successfully concluded strike.
By making sure that their bargaining position genuinely reflected the will of their working members, the WGA made it clear to the industry that they meant
business. (In fact, the WGA reform far exceeded what we are proposing-that change involved an entire restructuring of membership classification, while our
proposal focuses solely on the issue of contract voting).
"We are looking forward to working in partnership with SAG leaders to craft and adopt a reasonable, flexible and inclusive standard to define those
members who are affected by contract voting outcomes. By making sure that our contracts are ratified-or rejected-by those who bear the consequences, the
Guild can enter the upcoming negotiation with renewed strength and the clear message that SAG means business."
