sexual assault in hollywood
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'We Have to Ensure Accountability': Anita Hill to Launch an App Identifying Serial Abusers in Entertainment
Prior to being portrayed by Kerry Washington in 2016’s Confirmation (HBO), few people would’ve associated esteemed attorney and academic Anita Hill with Hollywood. Understandably, the longtime professor of women’s studies and social policy and law in Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management had largely stayed out of the spotlight after reluctantly entering…
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AJ Calloway, Extra Part Ways After Sexual Assault Investigation
A.J. Calloway is out as a co-host of Extra. According to Deadline, after an investigation into sexual assault allegations leveled against him, Warner Bros. issued the following statement, released on Wednesday: “The company has investigated the claims made into Mr. Calloway’s conduct and he and the company have mutually agreed to part ways.” It is…
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A Survivor’s Story: Refusing to Be Defined by Victimhood, Aurora Perrineau Emerges Strong in When They See Us
For those who know the name Aurora Perrineau, it’s typically in relation to the charges she filed against Girls writer and executive producer Murray Miller in late 2017, alleging he’d sexually assaulted her when she was 17, a minor. The allegations made national headlines when Lena Dunham and then-production partner Jenni Konner gave an unsolicited…
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Taraji P. Henson Is Fierce on the Pay Gap, Racism and Sexism in Hollywood—but #FirstThem on Social Media?
Houston, we have a problem. Hidden Figures star Taraji P. Henson is not known for holding back, onscreen or off. The outspoken star has long championed for respect as a black actress, speaking out about lobbying for equal pay and fighting racism in Hollywood, even as an Oscar-nominated actress. She’s also well-known as a cheerleader…
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Shade For Now: Les Moonves Didn't Do Right By Janet Jackson. Now, He Won't Receive $120 Million Severance
The sentient sabotaging sallow sapien known as Les Moonves has $120 million less to account for in his greed-expectant vault. Following the horrid findings from the former network executive’s sexual misconduct investigation, The CBS Corp.’s board has determined Moonves will not be granted his severance pay, The New York Times reports. Transgressions included several sexual…
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For Idris Elba, It’s Simple: ‘The #MeToo Movement Is Only Difficult If You Have Something to Hide’
Much like any pushback directed toward men ever in history, Tarana Burke’s #MeToo movement has ruffled the feathers of the peen plumage. Hollywood even sent itself into a tizzy about the movement possibly killing a filmmaker’s creative ability to produce adequate sex scenes in movies. Which … okay. Whatever helps you set up your light…
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'On Call' Oral Sex, Destroyed Evidence and Other Findings From the Sexual Misconduct Investigation of Former CBS Boss Les Moonves
Les Moonves, the former chairman and chief executive of CBS, is in deep shit. CBS’ board of directors hired a team of outside lawyers to look into the deluge of sexual misconduct allegations levied against him. And as the New York Times found out, the results aren’t pretty. Their findings— a 21,666-word draft dated Nov.…
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Sil Lai Abrams Accuses Russell Simmons, A.J. Calloway of Sexual Assault, Slams NBC for Silencing Her Voice: Report [Updated]
Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2018, 5:32 p.m. EDT: Attorneys for both Russell Simmons and A.J. Calloway have sent statements of denials to The Root. Simmons’ lawyer, Patricia Glaser, said in a statement on Simmons’ behalf: Russell Simmons provided overwhelming material to THR [The Hollywood Reporter] (some on the record and some off the record) to support…
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Time’s Up Staged a Tribeca Takeover
Saturday was a day of reckoning at the Tribeca Film Festival as voices from the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements brought their message of survival, empowerment and advocacy from Hollywood to New York City. Oscar-winning actresses Julianne Moore and Lupita Nyong’o, Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo, actresses Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Ashley Judd, former NFL player Wade…
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Is Bill Cosby’s Time Up? Comedian’s Sexual Assault Retrial to Begin Monday
Updated Monday, April 9, 2018, 11:13 a.m. EDT: It looks as if Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial has already hit a snag, with opening statements in the case being delayed Monday as Judge Steven O’Neill acknowledged that he intended to look into allegations that one of the jurors selected was overheard claiming that the 80-year-old…