Japan journalist wins high-profile #MeToo case
TOKYO: A Tokyo court Wednesday awarded 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former TV reporter of rape in one of the most high-profile cases of…
Indonesia’s top court jails woman who reported sexual harassment
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Supreme Court has jailed a woman who tried to report her employer for alleged sexual harassment, in a ruling that rights groups said on Friday risked turning victims of sexual…
Gillette’s new advert sparks fresh debate on masculinity
Men’s safety razor and personal care company Gillette on Monday released a new advertisement in reference to toxic masculinity and the Me Too movement. “Boys will be boys”? Isn’t it time we stopped…
Geoffrey Rush faces another allegation of inappropriate behaviour
SYDNEY: Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush on Monday faced fresh allegations of inappropriate behaviour by an actress, amid his defamation battle with an Australian newspaper over separate claims. Australian actress Yael Stone, who…
Preity Zinta clarifies stance on #MeToo
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has found herself in the middle of a controversy after an interview of her talking about the #MeToo movement went viral. She was heavily criticised on social media…
Nana Patekar says he will fight Tanushree’s allegations in court
Veteran actor, Nana Patekar allegedly involved in India’s first #MeToo case, continues to deny allegations of molestation and sexual harassment levelled against him by Tanushree Dutta. Nana made the denial in response…
Alok Nath expelled from CINTAA over sexual harassment allegations
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Alok Nath, who is alleged to have sexually harassed writer-producer Vinta Nanda 19 years ago, was on Tuesday expelled by the Cine And Television Artistes Association (CINTAA). The association…
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s ‘Sacred Games’ co-star defends him amidst #MeToo allegations
Kubbra Sait has come forward in support of her Sacred Games co-star Nawazuddin Siddiqui, after former Miss India Niharika Singh called him out in her #MeToo account. Niharika’s story was shared on…
Pamela Anderson thinks feminism is boring, ‘paralyses men’
Pamela Anderson has landed herself in hot waters again with her controversial, unfiltered comments on the #MeToo movement which has taken the world by storm. The former Playboy pinup considers herself a…
#MeToo: Male models in India open up about being sexually abused
A decade after Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion showed the dark side of the industry, an aspect of it highlighting the exchange of favours for work, male models in the Indian fashion industry have come…
Weinstein accused of sexually assaulting teen
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in an updated class action lawsuit filed in a New York court on Wednesday. Weinstein denied the accusation through…
Anurag Kashyap reveals why maintained silence on #MeToo
Award-winning filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, currently embroiled in a legal battle with his former partner and director Vikas Bahl, said the #MeToo movement has given voice to years of anger. Bahl has been…
Rakhi Sawant accuses Tanushree Dutta of rape
The Tanushree Dutta-Rakhi Sawant feud just took a turn for the worse as the former Bigg Boss contestant accused Dutta of ‘raping’ her multiple times. In a press conference held Wednesday, Rakhi…
Alia Bhatt’s mother, Soni Razdan shares her #MeToo incident
Alia Bhatt’s mother, and Mahesh Bhatt’s wife, actor Soni Razdan opened up about her #MeToo experience saying that she too faced sexual harassment when someone attempted to rape her during a film…
Mani clarifies stance over controversial #MeToo comments
After Sadaf Kanwal, TV show host and actor Salman Sheikh, better known as Mani, has come under fire for his controversial take on the #MeToo movement which has taken the world by…
A R Rahman hopes #MeToo revolution will make industry more respectful of women
Music maestro A R Rahman, who previously maintained silence on the #MeToo movement in India believes that the campaign has the power to make the entertainment industry cleaner and respectful of women.…
Tanushree Dutta sues Rakhi Sawant for defamation
Days after calling Nana Patekar out for his alleged sexual misconduct on the sets of Horn OK Pleassss, which propelled a wave of #MeToo allegations in Bollywood, actress Tanushree Dutta has filed…