Tag: sexual abuse
‘I was so naive’: Weinstein wife opens up on sexual harassment...
LOS ANGELES: The estranged British fashion designer wife of Harvey Weinstein claims she "never" suspected him of wrongdoing and was "so naive," in her...
#MeToo movement founder says that ‘there is more to be done’
LOS ANGELES: The #MeToo movement's founder said the time has come for sexual abuse victims to organise to provide resources for all who experienced...
Cate Blanchett’s feminist wake-up call to Cannes
Cate Blanchett knew there was something seriously awry with the Cannes film festival when the winners of its top prize, the Palme d'Or, were...
Academy of Motion Pictures expels Cosby, Polanski
LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled television’s Bill Cosby and Oscar-winning director, Roman Polanski, as the Academy Awards presenter...
Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for damaging career
LOS ANGELES: Actress Ashley Judd, one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, sued the disgraced mogul Monday, alleging...
Rakhi Sawant says Bollywood’s casting couch is ‘consensual and voluntary’
MUMBAI: Never one to shy away from calling a spade a spade, Rakhi Sawant now has a rather startling opinion on the ongoing debate...
Cosby’s alma mater rescinds honourary degree following sexual assault conviction
Temple University rescinded an honorary doctorate it had awarded to Bill Cosby, a longtime fundraiser and graduate of the Philadelphia school, where years later...
Nobody cares about #MeToo, they only care about headlines: Anurag Kashyap
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says the reason a lot of people in Bollywood have remained silent about sexual harassment at the workplace is because...
Online abuse against women flourishes on Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO: Many women cannot express themselves freely on Twitter without fear of violence or abuse, Amnesty International said, even though the #MeToo campaign...
30-year-old forces 11-year-old to marry him in Ubauro
GHOTKI: A 30-year old man in Ubauro, Ghotki District of Sindh has forcefully married an 11-year-old minor to settle a debt.
Atta Muhammad Bhutto had borrowed Rs...
Samsung’s ex-employee becomes S Korea’s #MeToo champion
SEOUL: The ground for the wave of #MeToo accusations sweeping socially conservative South Korea was laid by a defiant saleswoman who took on the...
Rose McGowan says Harvey Weinstein would prefer if she were dead
LOS ANGELES: Actor Rose McGowan, who alleged that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein had raped her, says she is sure that the “sociopath” would prefer...
Oscars chief being investigated for sexual harassment
LOS ANGELES: John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which hands out the Oscars, is being investigated...
South Korean actor found dead after #MeToo allegations
A South Korean actor accused of sexual assault was found dead on March 9, reports said, as a wave of #MeToo accusations sweeps the...
Weinstein Co to become a women-led entertainment venture
NEW YORK: The Weinstein Co. revived a deal to sell its assets to a group of investors who want to transform the scandal-plagued film...
Road to Oscar debuts with Harvey Weinstein’s ‘Casting Couch’ statue
LOS ANGELES: A golden statue of a bathrobe-clad Harvey Weinstein, seated regally atop a couch with an Oscar in hand, took up temporary sidewalk...
French actresses launch own ‘Time’s Up’ with white ribbons
PARIS: Over 100 actresses and film professionals in France, including Vanessa Paradis and Diane Kruger, launched their own movement against sexual violence and said...
