Posted January 7, 2019 9:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Sunday night, Hollywood played host to the Golden Globes, one of the biggest events of the year. Celebrities wore expensive gowns, millions of dollars worth of jewelry, and hobnobbed with one another, all eager to see and be seen.

They also got to enjoy this under a blanket of security provided by a lot of men with guns, security ramped up following the New Year’s Eve knife attack in Manchester.

In the wake of last month’s gunman attack at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France and the New Year’s Eve knifing rampage that left three injured in Manchester, UK, Hollywood is on high alert as the 76th Hollywood Foreign Press Association shindig gets underway this evening at the Beverly Hilton.

“The recent attacks in Europe only reinforce that nothing can be left to chance tactically and strategically,” a highly placed local law enforcement official informed Deadline. “Our plan is to have eyes everywhere and shut down any possible disturbance that could arise long before it gets anywhere near the venue or the event,” he added of the road closures, armed officers, sniffing dogs and other barriers on the red carpet and around the perimeter of the Beverly Hilton on Sunday.

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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