California State Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), a leader of the “#MeToo” movement who has faced sexual harassment accusations herself, reportedly apologized Monday for a homophobic comment she made five years ago about then-Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez.
“I worry that they fall into the trap at large, that they fall into the trap of becoming the enemy which is Trump,” he said. “They’re using the social media in a similar way, many of them are, and there is an increasing divide where there is less and less any ‘we’ available.”
South Korea’s vibrant film industry is facing its own sexual harassment crisis. On Tuesday, the Korean Academy of Film Arts was accused of suppressing details in a female-on-female sexual assault case. Wednesday brought the indictment of Kim Yong-bin, formerly head of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, on a charge of indecent assault.
Former Swedish theatre director Benny Fredriksson is said to have taken his own life earlier this week after resigning from his position as head of the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm’s arts and culture centre, due to sexual misconduct actions that have turned out to be false.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbra Streisand said she’s never suffered sexual harassment but has felt abused by the media.
Hollywood director Terry Gilliam said Friday that the #MeToo movement has morphed into ‘mob rule,’ claiming that while some women suffered, others used Harvey Weinstein to further their careers.
Actor Terry Crews has claimed that Hollywood is a ‘very violent place’ comparable to a ‘plantation’ as people react to his own claims that he was sexually assaulted by a powerful talent agent.
Democrats have a dilemma as they head into the 2018 midterm elections. They cannot win with Nancy Pelosi, and they cannot win without her.
Street artist Sabo plastered California buildings and benches with fake movie posters featuring actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and disgraced mega producer Harvey Weinstein standing next to each other, a near-mirror image of the film art for Schwarzenegger’s 1988 comedy classic Twins.
Veteran actress Sharon Stone defended actor James Franco over claims of sexual misconduct, describing him as the ‘loveliest, kindest’ man who has not had an adequate opportunity to defend himself.
Actor and environmental activist Arnold Schwarzenegger says he and a team of lawyers are set to sue major oil companies whose ‘product is killing people.’
DALLAS (AP) — The NBA is reviewing 2011 allegations of sexual assault against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the investigation that led to a decision by prosecutors not to pursue the case.
Actor-comedian Jerry Seinfeld sat down with Alec Baldwin for his new ABC show Sundays with Alec Baldwin and said the #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement feels like a ‘bowel movement’ that needs to happen.
Sunday night’s telecast of the 90th annual Academy Awards saw viewership plunge 20 percent from last year to a record-low 26.5 million.
A day after Hollywood’s first Oscars of the #MeToo era, Bill Cosby went to court Monday in a bid to get his sexual assault case thrown out — or at least stop some of his dozens of accusers from testifying at his retrial.
The #MeToo movement sought to remove those in Hollywood who have been accused or found guilty of rape and sexual assault. Instead, they just gave one of them an Oscar.
Academy Awards voters made history this year when they nominated Rachel Morrison for the cinematography Oscar — the first woman so recognized in the organization’s 90 years. Greta Gerwig is also up for best director, only the fifth woman nominated in Oscar history. Yet in nearly every Oscar category, nominees are overwhelmingly male.
A group of Hollywood men including actors, producers, and other entertainment industry figures have signed an open letter launching what they call the #AskMoreOfHim campaign, a pledge to do their part to help eradicate sexual harassment and misconduct.
Oscar nominees will receive pepper spray and body alarms in their award ceremony goodie bags in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal that has rocked Hollywood and spurred that #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement.
Alec Baldwin will do everything in his power to ensure President Donald Trump does not win reelection in 2020.
Jimmy Kimmel is worried about striking “the right tone” as host of the Oscars this Sunday.
California Democrats will have a 24-hour “sexual assault and harassment” hotline at this weekend’s party convention in San Diego as some top Democrats in the state have had to resign or come under fire because of allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.
Tuesday, Sports Illustrated reported about a hostile work environment in the Dallas Mavericks organization, citing a barrage of sexual harassment by former team president and CEO, Terdema Ussery, among other employees. Appearing Thursday on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” SI’s Jessica Luther discussed her
Rap, media, and fashion mogul and entrepreneur Russell Simmons said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he is Bali, Indonesia, where he is ‘closed for spiritual maintenance,’ following multiple rape accusations.
Democrat #MeToo movement leader Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) reportedly slept with fellow lawmakers in order to get information out of them, allegedly spoke graphically about her encounters, and allegedly urged fellow lawmakers to play “spin the bottle” after a political fundraiser.
President Donald Trump criticized Oprah Winfrey after she hosted a panel of voters during a special on 60 Minutes.
Democrat California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), the woman who has led the #MeToo charge against sexual harassment in the Golden State, is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct.
“We all need to recognize that falsely accused people are victims, too,” said Cassie Jaye of persons — mostly men — who are falsely accused of committing sexual misconduct. She made her comments within a broader discussion on feminism and associated #MeToo narratives.
The entertainment industry union SAG-AFTRA has issued a code of conduct in an effort to protect its members from sexual harassment in the workplace.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Haneke has slammed the ongoing #MeToo movement in a new interview, characterizing the campaign by women who have accused prominent individuals of sexual misconduct as a “witch hunt” that should be “left in the Middle Ages.”
A UC San Diego student’s petition demanding the school kill a class that studies Woody Allen’s films has gained 9,600 signatures so far.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg claimed the #MeToo movement hasn’t gone far enough, despite also noting that an overwhelming amount of men are now afraid of mentoring women.
Ithaca College faculty members are defending their institution’s president, Shirley Collado, after it was revealed that she was convicted of sexual assault in 2001.
Late-night host Jimmy Fallon impersonated legendary rocker Bob Dylan and took on President Donald Trump and the anti-sexual harassment mantra #MeToo during a live edition of The Tonight Show at a Super Bowl LII after party in Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre.
Hillary Clinton took to Facebook on Tuesday just hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address defending her decision to retain a male campaign worker who sexually harassed a female on staff.
The decision by the Manchester Art Gallery to temporarily remove a famous Victorian painting showing nude mythological creatures has been deemed “puritanical” and an act of “authoritarian moralising”.
Model Kate Upton took to social media Wednesday to accuse Paul Marciano, co-founder of the iconic fashion brand Guess, of sexual harassment.
Rep. Joseph “Joe” Kennedy III (D-MA) delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The Four judge Charlie Walk is being investigated by the Fox broadcast network over allegations of harassment and groping.
California’s leading leftists are planning to troll President Donald Trump’s first official State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, cementing the Golden State’s leadership of the so-called “Resistance” to his administration.
