Lupita Nyong’o dropped a bombshell of the most wonderful kind on her Twitter and Instagram. She’s written a children’s book about a “dark skinned girl” who, after embarking on an adventure, “awakens with a reimagined sense of beauty.”
The Acade…
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‘#MeToo, Now What?’ asks where we go from here in a five-part PBS miniseries
Believe it or not, the world has changed for the better in a lot of ways over the past year. But we still have a long way to go.
In #MeToo, Now What?, a newly announced five-part PBS miniseries, host Zainab Salbi will take a closer at the ongoing con…
Matt Damon finally gets it right: ‘I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while’
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It’s a rough time in Hollywood these days, but Matt Damon has had a particularly rough go of it with repeated attempts to speak about sexual assault and harassment that have been slammed even by other celebrities. Damon went on TODAY to talk about the nonprofit Water.org and offered a few words about the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements in Hollywood – and this time, he may get it.
“I really wish I’d listened a lot more before I weighed in on this,” Damon said, adding that he didn’t think he had been a good listener. “I don’t want to further anybody’s pain with anything that I do or say. So for that I am really sorry.” Read more…
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View More Matt Damon finally gets it right: ‘I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while’Olympian Simone Biles also accuses USA Gymnastics doctor of sexual abuse
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has stepped forward to say “me too,” accusing former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar of sexual abuse.
The 20-year-old athlete’s statement on Monday comes after more than 100 women have made sexual assault…
Eliza Dushku’s legal guardian confirms sexual assault allegations
Actress Eliza Dushku accused the stunt coordinator for the film True Lies of sexual assault, and her legal guardian has now confirmed it.
“I was on the True Lies set for 3 weeks and reported Joel Kramer’s inappropriate sexual behavior towards 12-year…
‘This place is a shithole’ projection appears on Donald Trump’s D.C. hotel
“This place is a shithole.”
The five-word proclamation appeared as a projection above the entryway at Washington, D.C.’s Trump International Hotel on Saturday night. The projection also included an arrow pointing directly at the hotel’s entrance and …
Oprah asks the big question looming over Time’s Up: Now what?
In a powerful discussion with the women at the forefront of Hollywood’s Time’s Up campaign, Oprah Winfrey asked where we go from here in terms of combating sexism in entertainment and beyond. Winfrey asked the panel pressing questions, including abou…
View More Oprah asks the big question looming over Time’s Up: Now what?Eliza Dushku says she was ‘sexually molested’ at age 12 while working on ‘True Lies’
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“When I was 12 years old, while filming True Lies, I was sexually molested by Joel Kramer, one of Hollywood’s leading stunt coordinators.”
So begins Eliza Dushku’s heart-wrenching #MeToo Facebook post, which she shared early on Saturday morning. The post goes on to relate, in great detail, the way Kramer allegedly first groomed her and then lured her to his Miami hotel near the set of the 1994 film.
It’s a graphic and frankly disturbing read, made all the moreso by our knowledge of just how young Dushku was at the time. But, like much of what’s come out of Hollywood (and plenty of other industries) in this moment of reckoning for sexual predators, it’s an important document. Read more…
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View More Eliza Dushku says she was ‘sexually molested’ at age 12 while working on ‘True Lies’How to keep the resistance going in 2018, even when you’re impossibly tired
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I was listening to The Read recently — it’s my favorite podcast — and I was struck by co-host Kid Fury’s observations about reaching the end of the year and feeling tired.
I posted how I felt on Instagram: “Can’t add one more plan tired. Hard to get excited about exciting things tired. Can’t project, assume, or read minds tired. I’m letting myself be tired, be imperfect, be how I am. It is time to hibernate and make meaning of this year, understand the lessons.”
Five hundred people gave it a heart within a few hours. People reached out to me to say they are also tired — exhausted, really. Falling out in meetings, losing things, fighting with loved ones, letting hopelessness have our tongues. Read more…
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View More How to keep the resistance going in 2018, even when you’re impossibly tiredWoman steps forward as creator of the ‘Shitty Media Men’ list
Back in October, a spreadsheet titled “SHITTY MEDIA MEN” became a safe place for women to share their experiences of abuse and harassment.
The Google document became a way to anonymously crowdsource information about men in the industry accused of mi…
Activist pens moving letter about being Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes date
Social change and vodka shots with Meryl Streep? That’s all in a night for Ai-jen Poo.
Poo is the executive director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She also happened to be Meryl Steep’s date to the 2018 Golden Globes on Sunday.
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View More Activist pens moving letter about being Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes dateHollywood stars will bring activists to the Golden Globes
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Going beyond protest pins and black outfits, several Hollywood A-listers are bringing activists to the Golden Globes’ red carpet on Sunday to show support for survivors of sexual harassment and assault.
Actors Laura Dern, Amy Poehler, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Emma Watson, Michelle Williams and Shailene Woodley have special guests joining them for the TV and film awards, according to the New York Times.
The activists’ presence at the award show is part of the Time’s Up initiative to support women dealing with sexual harassment and abuse no matter their circumstances — and beyond Hollywood. Read more…
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