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Gymnast Aly Raisman reveals she was also sexually abused by Olympic doctor

sudshr47 November 10, 2017

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Another troubling account of sexual harassment has come to light.

Aly Raisman, the 23-year-old gold-medal-winning member of the Fierce Five, revealed that she was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar.

Last month, Raisman’s London Olympics teammate McKayla Maroney revealed that Nassar had molested her several times, starting when she was 13. Using the “Me Too” hashtag — which was created to support women sharing their abuse experiences after dozens accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault — Maroney revealed her harrowing interactions with the doctor.  Read more…

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Second actress accuses ‘Gossip Girl’ star Ed Westwick of rape

sudshr47 November 9, 2017

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Another sexual assault allegation has come out against former Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick, this time from actress Aurélie Wynn.

A few days after Kristina Cohen spoke out against Westwick, claiming he raped her three years ago, Wynn — who went by the stage name Aurelie Marie Cao before retiring from her acting career —  wrote a Facebook post explaining she “went through a very similar ordeal” with the actor.

In the post, Wynn claims she was raped by Westwick in July 2014 after they both attended the same party.

“…Like Kristina, I said no and he pushed me face down and was powerless under his weight,” Wynn wrote. “I was wearing a one piece bathing suit that he ripped, I was in complete shock, I am also very tiny.” Read more…

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TripAdvisor will warn users about hotels with sexual assault incidents, but only for a while

sudshr47 November 9, 2017

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TripAdvisor is naming and shaming hotels where cases of sexual assault have been reported — but the black mark is only temporary.

The travel platform has begun placing digital warning badges on the pages of hotels where people have reported sexual assault.

The badges will identify “health, safety and discrimination issues in all of the website’s travel categories,” according to a New York Times report.

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However, the badges are only temporary, lasting for a period of three-months.

Here’s what a listing with the badge looks like: Read more…

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TripAdvisor will mark pages for businesses where violent incidents, including rape, have been reported

sudshr47 November 9, 2017

 TripAdvisor will place warning badges on the pages of businesses where safety issues, including violent incidents like assault and rape, have been reported. The travel review and booking site was criticized earlier this month for removing a 2010 …

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Sexual assault scandal hits ‘Overwatch’ League team before season starts

sudshr47 November 7, 2017

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Before Overwatch League’s first season has even had a chance to begin, one team has already fired one of its staff members over allegations that he sexually assaulted a Twitch streamer.

The San Francisco Shock fired team manager Maxwell Bateman after he was accused of sexual assault by Twitch streamer Krystlin, team owner Andy Miller announced via Twitter today.

In accordance with NRG ESports zero tolerance policy, Max Bateman will no longer be employed by the organization.

— Andy Miller (@amiller) November 6, 2017 Read more…

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Harvey Weinstein reportedly hired private investigators to discredit accusers

sudshr47 November 7, 2017

Prepare to be even more disgusted by Harvey Weinstein.
The disgraced movie mogul hired multiple international private investigative firms to “extract” information from his victims, including Rose McGowan, in an attempt to squash negative stories bein…

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Entertainment House Of Cards Kevin Spacey Netflix Sexual Assault

Kevin Spacey movie pulled from its prestigious film festival premiere

sudshr47 November 6, 2017

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As details and still more sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey come to light, yet another of his upcoming projects is suffering the consequences: the Ridley Scott film All the Money in the World.

Set to premiere next week as the closing gala at AFI Fest – the Los Angeles festival that has launched many a late Oscar contender – All the Money in the World was pulled from the lineup Monday, according to its production company TriStar Pictures.

Though there was already Oscar buzz around All the Money, it appears TriStar and distributor Sony is attempting to go the same route as Netflix, which distanced itself from the star of its hit show House of Cards by not only firing Spacey but removing him from promotional shots a couple days ago. Read more…

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Kevin Spacey’s alleged predatory behavior shows why men rarely report sexual assault

sudshr47 November 6, 2017

In the week since actor Anthony Rapp said Kevin Spacey made an unwanted sexual advance toward him as a teenager, more than a dozen men have come forward with similar accounts. 
Their stories indicate the celebrated actor has spent decades preyin…

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‘House of Cards’ crew members claim widespread harassment from Kevin Spacey on set

sudshr47 November 3, 2017

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New sexual harassment allegations against Kevin Spacey have surfaced in a CNN report, with several House of Cards crew members claiming to have witnessed or been victims of the actor’s harassment on set of the Netflix series over the past few years.

Accusers who spoke to CNN under condition of anonymity included a former production assistant, a former camera assistant, a former female production assistant, and several other crew members — eight in total — who claimed that Spacey’s routinely predatory behavior created, according to the production assistant, “a toxic environment for young men who had to interact with him at all in the crew, cast, background actors.” Read more…

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