Throughout awards season, we’ve seen a plethora of male hosts nervously tiptoe around jokes that address the biggest topic rocking Hollywood right now: Harvey Weinstein and sexual harassment.
Not Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, though. At the Film I…
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Busy Philipps details audition with Quentin Tarantino: ‘F-ck this guy’
Busy Philipps, of Freaks and Geeks fame, declared that Quentin Tarantino is “officially canceled” on Monday night.
After audio of him vehemently defending Roman Polanski in 2003 for drugging and preying on a 13-year-old girl resurfaced online T…
Tarantino responds to the ‘Kill Bill’ crash footage that Uma Thurman posted on Instagram
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Quentin Tarantino has addressed Uma Thurman’s crash on the set of Kill Bill following her piece in the New York Times and a subsequent Instagram post in which she says she is “proud” of the director.
In an interview with the New York Times, Thurman described being pressured into driving a car which crashed on the set of Kill Bill. She then uploaded the footage of the crash to Instagram, accompanied by a statement about who she finds responsible.
i post this clip to memorialize it’s full exposure in the nyt by Maureen Dowd. the circumstances of this event were negligent to the point of criminality. i do not believe though with malicious intent. Quentin Tarantino, was deeply regretful and remains remorseful about this sorry event, and gave me the footage years later so i could expose it and let it see the light of day, regardless of it most likely being an event for which justice will never be possible. he also did so with full knowledge it could cause him personal harm, and i am proud of him for doing the right thing and for his courage. THE COVER UP after the fact is UNFORGIVABLE. for this i hold Lawrence Bender, E. Bennett Walsh, and the notorious Harvey Weinstein solely responsible. they lied, destroyed evidence, and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and then chose to suppress. the cover up did have malicious intent, and shame on these three for all eternity. CAA never sent anyone to Mexico. i hope they look after other clients more respectfully if they in fact want to do the job for which they take money with any decency. Read more…
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In November, actress Uma Thurman said she was waiting to speak out about sexual harassment and sexual assault until she felt less angry. That day has arrived.
Thurman finally told her story to The New York Times in a devastating account published Sat…
Kate Winslet expresses ‘bitter regrets’ for working with accused sexual predators
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Kate Winslet has recently come under fire for repeatedly failing to condemn — and even going as far as to defend — accused sexual predators in Hollywood she’s worked with in the past.
But, while accepting an award for excellence in film at the London Critics’ Circle on Jan. 28, Winslet finally addressed the Woody Allen-shaped elephant in the room.
Though perhaps not in the way many hoped she would.
“As women around the world and from all walks of life marched last weekend, once again joining together to speak out against harassment, exploitation and abuse, I realised that I wouldn’t be able to stand here this evening and keep to myself some bitter regrets that I have about poor decisions to work with individuals with whom I wish I had not,” she said, according to a BBC transcript. Read more…
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On a magical night 22 years ago, Jason Priestley punched Harvey Weinstein in the face
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Let’s give it up for Jason Priestley, the unlikeliest hero man of 2017.
The Beverly Hills 90210 heartthrob took to Twitter on Friday with a story about the time he punched disgraced Hollywood power player Harvey Weinstein in the face. It was actor Tara Strong who first hinted at the story, in a response to the revelation that Weinstein had blacklisted Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino.
Heartbreaking….wouldn’t be surprised if this happened to my good friend @Jason_Priestley who punched Weinstein in the face at a club one night. Go Jay 😡👊🏻💙
— tara strong (@tarastrong) December 15, 2017 Read more…
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Peter Jackson alleges Harvey Weinstein sabotaged careers of women who refused him
Director Peter Jackson, who worked with Harvey Weinstein decades ago, said he now suspects Weinstein and his brother were deliberately badmouthing Hollywood actresses because they refused sexual advances behind closed doors.
“I recall Miramax…
Matt Damon attempts to speak about sexual harassment and shows he STILL doesn’t get it
Here’s a pro-tip if you’re trying to shut up and listen to women: Shut up.
Matt Damon, who has been speaking out following the avalanche of sexual assault and misconduct allegations in Hollywood, has stepped up to the mic for a third attempt at…
Women over 50 see sexual harassment very differently to millennials
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Somewhere between the main course and dessert at a dinner party, I became aware of a colossal chasm in the way my generation and my parents’ generation perceive sexual harassment. It was during a recent trip to my parents’ home in rural Warwickshire, England, that I found myself embroiled in conversations with family friends and neighbours about sexual harassment and sexual correctness with women over the age of 50.
I learned that some women over the age of 50 feel that, in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, we are in danger of entering an era of extreme sexual correctness, where men will feel under constant scrutiny when interacting with female counterparts. And, though I’d read—and rolled my eyes—at headlines about sexual harassment allegations going “too far”, this was the first time I’d heard a view like this uttered aloud IRL. Needless to say, I did not share their views. Read more…
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Women over 50 see sexual harassment very differently to millennials
Somewhere between the main course and dessert at a dinner party, I became aware of a colossal chasm in the way my generation and my parents’ generation perceive sexual harassment. It was during a recent trip to my parents’ home in rural Warwickshire, England, that I found myself embroiled in conversations with family friends and neighbours about sexual harassment and sexual correctness with women over the age of 50.
I learned that some women over the age of 50 feel that, in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, we are in danger of entering an era of extreme sexual correctness, where men will feel under constant scrutiny when interacting with female counterparts. And, though I’d read—and rolled my eyes—at headlines about sexual harassment allegations going “too far”, this was the first time I’d heard a view like this uttered aloud IRL. Needless to say, I did not share their views. Read more…
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Morrissey dissed David Attenborough and Twitter descended with the force of a thousand suns
That Morrissey, the English singer and ex-frontman of The Smiths, loves causing controversy is a well-known fact that surprises nobody in Britain.
SEE ALSO: People are appalled that Morrissey blames Kevin Spacey’s and Harvey Weinstein’s victims…
Terry Crews on alleged sexual assaulter back at work: ‘SOMEONE GOT A PASS’
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Since practically Day 1 of the sexual misconduct reckoning in Hollywood, Terry Crews was one of the strongest voices speaking truth to power. Now that his alleged harasser has been welcomed back to work, he’s not backing down.
Crews famously accused a “high level Hollywood executive” of groping him at a 2016 party, leading top WME talent agent Adam Venit to take a leave of absenceMashable has confirmed that Venit returned to work on Monday.
For his part, Crews did not mince words in his response to this development:
SOMEONE GOT A PASS https://t.co/yLPwpWGtT8
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) November 27, 2017 Read more…
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