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Whither #MeToo? Chilling Effect of Cosby Reversal Feared
When Bill Cosby went to prison nearly three years ago, it was the most stunning development yet of the year-old #MeToo movement.
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Singer Phoebe Bridgers Claims Marilyn Manson Had a ‘Rape Room'
Indie rock singer Phoebe Bridgers has made an accusation against Marilyn Manson following Evan Rachel Wood and a few other women’s allegations of abuse against him, which he has denied.
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Dita Von Teese Addresses Abuse Allegations Against Ex-Husband Marilyn Manson
Burlesque dancer and designer Dita Von Teese said the abuse claims leveraged against Marilyn Manson “do not match” her experience with the rocker, who she was briefly married to between 2005 and 2006.
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Marilyn Manson Denies Evan Rachel Wood's Abuse Allegations
Rocker Marilyn Manson was dropped by his record label on Monday after actor Evan Rachel Wood accused her ex-fiancé of sexual and other physical abuse, alleging she was “manipulated into submission” during their relationship.
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Designer Alexander Wang Accused of Sexual Assault, Calls Accusations ‘Grotesquely False'
The designer, 37, known best for his eponymous brand started in 2005, has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by a model based in the U.K.
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Another Delay Granted for Harvey Weinstein Extradition
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a New York prison for now after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed to postpone efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges.
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Andrew Yang's Wife Details Alleged Sexual Assault by OB-GYN in New York
The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN while she was pregnant with the couple’s first child.
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Los Angeles Prosecutors Reviewing 8 Cases Against Harvey Weinstein
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing eight cases accusing disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, an official said Thursday. The Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments each brought four investigations to prosecutors, according to Ricardo Santiago, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The office will decide whether to move forward with prosecution....
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1 Year After Sexual Harassment Reforms, Lawmakers Seek to Broaden Protections on Capitol Hill
One year after the enactment of major reforms addressing sexual harassment in Congress, a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced new legislation to address provisions left out of the 2018 law, NBC News reports.
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‘Horrific Actions' Overshadowed Deed: Lawyer Fires Back at Weinstein Interview
In Harvey Weinstein’s first sit-down interview in more than a year, the Hollywood producer who’s facing rape and sex assault charges says his work has been “forgotten” due to the allegations.
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#MeToo Founder Discusses Persky Recall at Stanford Event
The founder of the Me Too movement spoke at Stanford University on Tuesday night and weighed in on the effort to recall Judge Aaron Persky.
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#MeToo Leaders: Cosby's Conviction Will Bolster the Movement
Women campaigning against sexual assault and harassment hailed Bill Cosby’s conviction as a validation of the #MeToo movement and an emboldening signal to other victims unsure if they should come forward to seek justice. “It takes a lot of courage to do that, but this will encourage other women who now see that having a powerful legal team and being...
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#MeToo Founder Tarana Burke: Focus on Survivors, Not Blaming
They were honoring stars of Hollywood, the media and literature, but it was longtime activist and MeToo founder Tarana Burke — a name unknown to most people until six months ago — who got the biggest ovation at Variety’s annual Power of Women event on Friday. Burke, who founded the MeToo movement 12 years ago and runs it out of...
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6 Months of #MeToo: Hopes Are High for Lasting Impact
Six months after bursting into the spotlight, the #MeToo movement has toppled scores of men from prominent positions and fueled a national conversation about workplace sexual harassment. There is also ample evidence that the movement has some staying power that will make it a force six months from now and beyond as lawmakers across the nation enact an array of...
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Gymnast Aly Raisman Sues US Olympic Committee Over Nassar Abuse
Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman is suing the United States Olympic Committee, alleging it knew or should have known about the abuse that U.S. team doctor Larry Nassar was carrying out against her and other athletes, NBC News reported. The lawsuit comes weeks after she called out the USOC at Nassar’s sentencing hearing and days after the U.S. Olympic Committee...
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Four Pressing Questions Ahead of the Oscar Nominations
When Academy Awards nominations are announced Tuesday morning, it might be a brief, celebratory reprieve for an industry enflamed by sexual harassment scandals and gender equality protests.
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Black Dresses Dominate Golden Globes Red Carpet
The highly anticipated wear-black protest at the Golden Globes took off Sunday as soon as the red carpet opened, including A-listers Meryl Streep in a deep V-cut gown and Michelle Williams in an embellished off-the-shoulder look with “Me Too” founder Tarana Burke at her side.
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‘Me Too' Marchers Take to Hollywood to Protest Sexual Abuse
Survivors of sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual abuse are expected to take part in a #MeToo march and rally Sunday in Hollywood, organizers said.