In 2017, the top three films of the 2017 box office all starred women. But behind the camera, things aren’t looking as promising.
Sure, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Wonder Woman and Beauty and the Beast made it seem like female representation in Hollywo…
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James Damore is suing Google for alleged discrimination against white male conservatives
James Damore, a fired Google engineer famous for penning a memo that argued lack of diversity in tech is in part because women are biologically inferior to men, has sued his former employer.
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Google faces revised gender-pay lawsuit
Google is facing a revised class-action gender-pay lawsuit that alleges Google underpaid women in comparison with their male counterparts and asked new hires about their prior salaries, The Guardian first reported. The revised lawsuit also adds a fourth complainant, Heidi Lamar, who was a teacher at Google’s Children Center in Palo Alto for four years. Read More
The women of Hollywood have a plan to fight back – and not just in Hollywood
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The women of Hollywood are fighting back – and not just for themselves.
Over 300 women in the entertainment industry (film, TV, and theater) have come together to form Time’s Up, a wide-ranging initiative that aims to battle systemic sexual harassment not just in Hollywood, but in blue-collar and service industry jobs as well.
The group, which includes Ashley Judd, Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Natalie Portman, Emma Stone, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon, and Jill Soloway, has issued a statement announcing their intentions: Read more…
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View More The women of Hollywood have a plan to fight back – and not just in HollywoodHollywood accusers named ‘Entertainer of the Year’ by the Associated Press
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The biggest story in entertainment this year wasn’t just one story. It was hundreds, thousands, millions of different stories connected by a single horrifying thread.
It seems only appropriate, then, that the Associated Press’ Entertainer of the Year honor should go to all the brave souls behind all those stories.
The prize, which is voted on by “members of the cooperative and AP entertainment reporters,” has gone this year to Hollywood accusers – all the people who stepped up to share their stories of being harassed, assaulted, and abused in Hollywood. Read more…
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View More Hollywood accusers named ‘Entertainer of the Year’ by the Associated PressSoccer star criticised for posting blackface photo of himself
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Another day, another case of blackface.
French soccer star Antoine Griezmann has been criticised for posting a photo of himself in full blackface online for an “’80s party” online on Sunday.
Dressed as what appears to be a Harlem Globetrotters basketball player, complete with an afro wig and darkened skin, 26-year-old Griezmann received a string of angry comments about the costume.
I’m already stressed out about Griezmann’s inevitable apology saying “a lot of my best friends are black.” pic.twitter.com/0UtS3Yb7Yv
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View More Soccer star criticised for posting blackface photo of himselfFacebook will temporarily disable a tool that lets advertisers exclude people of color
Facebook has been under fire for its practices and policies that enable advertisers to exclude “multicultural affinity” groups from the audiences they reach via the social network. Now, in light of a ProPublica investigation and pressure from the Congressional Black Caucus, Facebook says it’s committed to taking a closer look at its advertising policies. Read More
Facebook’s ad system shown failing to enforce its own anti-discriminatory policy
Results from a new ProPublica investigation suggest the tech giant is failing at even simple self-policing. Read More
View More Facebook’s ad system shown failing to enforce its own anti-discriminatory policySylvester Stallone accused of coercing teen into unwanted sex act in 1986
Sylvester Stallone was accused in 1986 of coercing a woman into a threesome with his bodyguard at a Las Vegas hotel room where she had arrived at the Rocky star’s invitation, according to a police report that never resulted in criminal charges.
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Louis C.K. seemed like the guy who got it. Who said what we were all thinking. What a waste.
Another day, another alleged predator exposed in Hollywood’s ever-widening sexual abuse crisis.
Except Louis C.K. wasn’t supposed to be just another asshole. Up until the rumors got too loud to ignore, he was the voice for a certain segment of progre…
As a powerful male CEO, I didn’t believe in the gender pay gap. Then I got stuck in a well.
As a powerful male CEO, for a long time I had trouble believing in the gender pay gap.
Women make less than men to do the same job? Or, men are more likely to hold higher positions of power than women? How about more like pigs can fly now? Man,…
Kevin Spacey completely cut from his next movie
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We are swiftly learning that “isolated incident” is not a part of the narrative of sexual misconduct accusations gripping Hollywood – where there is one allegation, more are likely soon to follow.
This is not lost on Sony Pictures, which on Wednesday – the same day new groping allegations surfaced against Kevin Spacey – reportedly decided that the Oscar winner will be completely removed from his next film, All the Money in the World, and his scenes re-shot with Christopher Plummer in the not-insignificant role of J Paul Getty.
Director Ridley Scott was aiming to start re-shoots immediately, Deadline first reported, and hopes to still hit his Dec. 22 release date. That would be quite a feat indeed, considering that Spacey plays an important supporting role as the oil tycoon who negotiates with kidnappers demanding a ransom for his grandson. Read more…
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