We need to talk about a trend that appears to be emerging in Hollywood’s post-Weinstein era. The era which declared Time’s Up on harassment and abuse.
It’s a gesture that has the power to enact a tangible change in the industry, but it’s import…
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Judge slams USA Gymnastics doctor for saying victim statements about abuse hurt his mental health
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More than 100 women have made sexual assault accusations against USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, including athletes Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, and McKayla Maroney.
But apparently he doesn’t want to hear about it — it’s too “mentally” hard to listen to their testimonies, according to a six-page letter Nassar wrote to Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who’s presiding over his sentencing. Nassar pled guilty to 10 sexual assault charges, and as part of a plea deal he agreed to let women and girls who reported abuse give statements, or have them read through a proxy, during his sentencing hearing, according to the Lansing State Journal in Michigan, where the proceeding is being held. More than 100 are expected to do so. Read more…
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View More Judge slams USA Gymnastics doctor for saying victim statements about abuse hurt his mental healthDylan Farrow shares details of 1992 alleged sexual assault by Woody Allen in first TV interview
Woody Allen’s adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow decided to share her full story on CBS This Morning on Thursday in an interview with Gayle King. Farrow shared details of her alleged sexual assault by Allen back in 1992.
Allen has always denied the alleg…
Alec Baldwin says Woody Allen backlash is ‘unfair and sad’
Woody Allen, who was accused of sexual assault by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, has a new public supporter in Alec Baldwin.
Baldwin hopped on Twitter on Tuesday to broadcast his two cents on the situation, writing that working with Allen three t…
Twitter flooded after alleged creator of the ‘Shitty Media Men’ list steps forward
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The alleged creator of “SHITTY MEDIA MEN,” an anonymous spreadsheet used to report men accused of sexual misconduct in the publishing industry, has outed herself — and Twitter is ablaze.
Writer Moira Donegan came forward as the author of the shared document, launched in October, in an article for New York Magazine. In the piece, she explained that “the anonymous, crowdsourced document was a first attempt at solving what has seemed like an intractable problem: how women can protect ourselves from sexual harassment and assault.”
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View More Twitter flooded after alleged creator of the ‘Shitty Media Men’ list steps forwardGreta Gerwig finally talks about working with Woody Allen
Lady Bird writer and director Greta Gerwig has finally gone on the record about Woody Allen, accused by his daughter Dylan Farrow of sexual assault.
Gerwig made a much-awaited statement about the director when she joined New York Times op-ed co…
Dylan Farrow slams stars supporting Time’s Up, but working with Woody Allen
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Hollywood is smack bang in the middle of a revolution against sexual harassment and abuse, but Dylan Farrow has had it with some stars’ apparent hypocrisy.
The daughter of director Woody Allen has slammed several supporters of the anti-harassment initiative Time’s Up, including Blake Lively, star of Café Society, and Justin Timberlake, star of Wonder Wheel, for continuing to work with her father.
“It’s of course particularly hard for me as a survivor of sexual abuse to know that for these particular individuals I am not part of the ‘every woman’ they stand for.” https://t.co/XmIq8L2dOm
— Dylan Farrow (@realdylanfarrow) January 8, 2018 Read more…
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View More Dylan Farrow slams stars supporting Time’s Up, but working with Woody AllenBella Thorne shares heartbreaking childhood sexual abuse story on Instagram
Actress Bella Thorne, who tweeted in 2017 that she was molested, has elaborated in an Instagram post tied to Sunday’s Golden Globes and the Time’s Up initiative in Hollywood and beyond.
“Over and over I waited for it to stop and finally it did,…
Gabrielle Union posts powerful Time’s Up message during Golden Globes
While the Golden Globes red carpet was peppered with folks wearing Time’s Up pins and donning black gowns in protest against sexual harassment and abuse, one Hollywood star penned her own quietly powerful message.
Sleepless star Gabrielle Union poste…
‘Silicon Valley’ actor T.J. Miller accused of sexual assault
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A woman has accused comedian T.J. Miller of physically and sexually assaulting her in college. Though the matter was addressed in part by a student court, she revealed her full story anonymously to The Daily Beast in a story published Tuesday morning in light of Hollywood’s ongoing revelations about systemic sexual assault and harassment. She detailed two separate incidents of alleged sexual or physical assault that she described as “so disorienting and so physically traumatic.”
The Daily Beast spoke with multiple people who knew the woman or Miller then and could help corroborate the allegations, which Miller and his wife have denied. Some women in the comedy community even told The Daily Beast that they refuse to work with Miller after previously hearing about this alleged incident, which they say Miller would occasionally joke about. Read more…
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Matt Damon has more to say about sexual harassment and, oh boy …
Matt Damon needs to stop talking about sexual harassment until he actually gets it.
After a whole week of being lambasted by folks like Alyssa Milano following his unfathomably misinformed ABC News interview, the Hollywood star has more to add. More!…
The dispute between Rose McGowan and Meryl Streep is important, but it’s distracting us from the real problem
As the Harvey Weinstein wounds still fester, women in Hollywood are figuring out how to respond, and not everyone’s on the same page.
Case in point: The recent dispute featuring Rose McGowan, Amber Tamblyn, and Meryl Streep.
The three have rece…