On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) stated that the issue around President Joe Biden’s age “is more around ageism and ableism and not what this President, President Biden has done.” After Horsford
Actress Brooke Shields says that once a woman in showbusiness is over 40 years old, she is “put out to pasture.”
Hollywood star Nicole Kidman has called out ageism against women in the entertainment industry, saying actresses are often pushed aside once they reach their 40s.
Prominent biologist and “anti-theist” Richard Dawkins has welcomed Theresa May’s move to delay Brexit yet again, appearing to suggest it will improve the arithmetic for Remain in a second EU referendum.
Anti-Brexit journalists and politicians have been criticised for appearing to cheer the death of older voters, hoping attrition of the largely Brexit-voting demographic will allow them to win a re-run of the 2016 referendum on Britain’s EU membership.
Fans of gun control activist David Hogg are scolding him for using “ageism” tactics against Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Nearly half of tech workers are afraid of losing their jobs due to ageism, according to a survey.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is fighting a California law which states that websites must respond to individual requests from actors to have their birthdate removed from the website.
In a guest column at the Hollywood Reporter, social critic Camille Paglia pins down why so many women in Hollywood are apparently finding it difficult to accept their age with grace.
Madonna unloaded about the presidential election, Donald Trump, ageism and her personal life in a Billboard interview with actress Elizabeth Banks published Monday.
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Saturday a measure that requires film and television industry casting websites to remove actors’ ages upon request, in what supporters hope will be an important step in combatting age discrimination in Hollywood.
A bill introduced in the California legislature this week would allow actors to request that their ages be scrubbed from casting websites, in what supporters hope will be an important step in combatting ageism in Hollywood.
Comedian and co-host of E!’s “Fashion Police,” Margaret Cho argued that the US is very ageist and “body shaming is…a fascism against women’s bodies” on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.” After host Bill Maher said, “[Y]ou do talk about
Is ageism alive in Hollywood? Anne Hathaway says yes, and while being young once worked in her favor, the actress now says roles she easily landed in her early 20s are going to much younger actresses.
The September issue of Playboy comes close to endorsing California Gov. Jerry Brown for President of the United States–but says he can’t serve because of age discrimination.
Miley Cyrus is angry at the reception accorded Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” music video, claiming in a recent interview that the star-studded video inappropriately glorifies guns and violence.
Oscar-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, 37, sounded off on ageism in Hollywood in a recent interview with The Wrap, claiming producers said she was “too old” to play the love interest of a 55-year old male actor in an upcoming film.
