As 'Green Book' controversies pile up, the film faces a bumpy ride to Oscar nominations morning

The makers of "Green Book," a feel-good story about a resourceful hustler hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a concert tour through the Deep South in 1962, were riding high Sunday night, exulting in Golden Globes wins for picture, comedy/musical, Mahershala Ali's supporting turn and motion picture screenplay.

"If they can find common ground," said director and co-writer Peter Farrelly, referring to his film's lead characters, "we all can."

Three days later, Farrelly found himself on common ground with the film's co-writer Nick Vallelonga, both of whom became enmeshed in controversy over past behavior. For Farrelly, it was excerpts from a 1998 Newsweek profile in which he talked about repeatedly pulling out his penis on film sets as a dirty practical joke. Vallelonga was castigated