After Page Six revealed that Penske Media was offering tickets to its Golden Globes awards for $70,000 via a concierge gift guide in a Penske-owned magazine, the offer has mysteriously disappeared!
We told you this week that luxury mag Robb Report — which curates the awards’ gift bags, and is owned by Penske Media — was offering three pairs of Golden Globes tickets at $70,000 per couple via its concierge gift guide, “The Vault.”
The Vault’s “ultimate gift guide” said on a web page available to the public that for $70K: “The weekend will kick off with an invitation to the intimate Golden Eve Party, a private gathering with industry insiders. On awards night, January 11, you’ll take your place at an official table inside the Golden Globes, enjoying premier seating and proximity to some of the biggest names in Tinseltown. After the ceremony, continue the evening at the after-party, mingling with the entertainment world’s most prominent figures.”
But after our report came out, the same web page suddenly said, “Not found… The page you requested is not available right now.”
The move to take down the tickets from the gift guide came after one entertainment business vet told Page Six when they noticed the Globes tickets up for grabs online amidst with other high-end fare, “This is shameless… $70,000 for a pair of tickets, and the tix come with a tux!”
Also up for grabs were items like a $4.5 million power boat, a $110,000 Cartier watch, a $200,000 bottle of Chardonnay and winery tour and an “Aspen adventure” with pro surfer Laird Hamilton and “Free Solo” climber Alex Honnold.
A spokesperson for the Golden Globes said when we reached out for comment about the tickets earlier this week, “Golden Globes tickets are not made available or sold to the general public.”
The Vault’s site says of making any purchases, “See something you like? Add it to your wish list and send us an inquiry. Our concierge will be in touch promptly to help facilitate your purchase and put you in touch with the applicable merchant(s).”
The site previously said when you clicked on a form for those $70K Golden Globes tickets: “Thank you for your interest. Please provide the information below and The Vault concierge will be in touch shortly to verify your inquiries. Once verified, your information will be provided to the applicable merchant who will contact you regarding your interest.”
But it seems the sale is off, or has gone private. (Robb Report also has a private membership club called RR1.) We have reached out to the Globes and Penske Media.
The gift guide also added, before the Golden Globes tickets page was pulled: “Even your souvenir will be authentic: the Golden Globes’ Ultimate Gift Bag, traditionally reserved for presenters and winners. Inside is a curated booklet by Robb Report offering your choice of ultra-luxury experiences — from five-star wellness retreats to scarce, collectible spirits. It will be a red-carpet weekend so hard to come by that even money can’t usually buy it.”
On top of all that you’d get “accommodations at the Peninsula Beverly Hills… including professional styling for the main event. Thom Sweeney will dress the men in bespoke suits for the red carpet.”
The gift guide also summed up that buyers would get: “Red-carpet arrival and celebrity mingling, Golden Eve Party with industry insiders, Premier table seating at the Golden Globes ceremony, Star-studded after-party,” as well as, “VIP Golden Globes access, Bespoke Thom Sweeney styling, Entry to the Golden Eve Party and after-party, Expertly curated Ultimate Gift Bag.” Oh, well.
The awards became a for-profit entity when Penske took over the show from the non-profit Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Last year the awards’ official gift bag had a value of $1 million.
Penske Media also owns a mini-monopoly of showbiz sites and publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Indiewire, Deadline and Rolling Stone. The president of Robb Report is also the head of luxury sales for PMC.
Page Six also exclusively revealed that media insiders were fuming over the Golden Globes’ new best podcast category — calling it a Penske Media “racket” rather than an innovation.
An insider alleged the new category was “really just a vehicle” for campaign ads to go to Penske’s outlets for a Penske awards show with eligibility determined by a Penske company, Luminate, which crowned the top 25 shows eligible to be nominated.
A rep told us previously last month: “The podcast and entertainment industry remain extremely excited about the Golden Globes first ever podcast award, and nearly every eligible nominee has submitted to be recognized for their exceptional work.”
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