Tag: sexual abuse
Women ‘sexually exploited in return for aid’ in Syria: report
DAMASCUS: Women in Syria have been sexually exploited by men delivering aid on behalf of the UN and international charities, an investigation by the BBC...
‘American Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest accused of misconduct
LOS ANGELES: A former stylist for “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest accused him of sexual misconduct, although Seacrest denied the accusations last November.
Suzie Hardy...
From showbiz to politics, #MeToo shakes all
PARIS: From showbiz to politics and the aid sector, claims of sexual misconduct have piled up in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal,...
Time’s Up takes centre stage at the BAFTAs
LONDON: The 71st British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards were held last night at London's Royal Albert Hall. A plethora of stars,...
South Korean director slams abuse allegations at Berlin fest
BERLIN: A South Korean director in the eye of a #MeToo storm defiantly rejected abuse accusations against him at the Berlin film festival Saturday,...
There are an equal number of Harvey Weinsteins on the other...
MUMBAI: Bollywood film producer and television personality Ekta Kapoor says there are powerful producers who use their position to exploit aspirants in showbiz, but then...
Emma Watson fronts movement to tackle harassment and bullying in UK
LONDON: Hollywood actress Emma Watson on Wednesday backed guidelines to tackle harassment and bullying in Britain’s film and television industry as sex abuse scandals...
11-year-old girl, ‘not a child’ for man, 29, accused of sexual...
PARIS: A 29-year-old French man went on trial on Tuesday in a Paris suburb accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in a case...
KP police arrest two suspects over alleged gang rape of transgender:...
PESHAWAR: Peshawar police arrested two of the four suspects accused of raping a transgender person in Faqirabad area of the provincial capital, reported leading...
#MeToo inspired fashion show features angel wing models, pig-faced men
NEW YORK: A fashion show inspired by the #MeToo social media campaign aimed at exposing sexual misconduct across the US opened Friday in New...
Quentin Tarantino apologises for blaming Polanski’s teenage rape victim
Quentin Tarantino apologised to Roman Polanski rape victim Samantha Geimer for comments he made in a 2003 radio interview with Howard Stern.
In a statement...
Trauma ruins lives of sexually abused children, psychiatrists warn
Change in behavior, secretiveness, social withdrawal among common alarming factors
In recent years, 10% annual increase in such cases has been reported in Pakistan
Psychiatrists on...
Rose McGowan’s former manager commits suicide amidst Weinstein scandal
Jill Messick, a longtime studio executive, producer and manager reportedly has committed suicide at age of 50. She was a former manager of Rose...
Jeetendra comes under fire for sexual harassment
Veteran Bollywood actor Jeetendra was accused of sexually harassing his cousin, who has come forward to file a police complaint 47 years after the...
Three transgender persons injured after being shot at in Swabi
SWABI: Three members of the transgender community were injured here on Sunday night after they were fired at in Swabi's Yar Hussain Tehsil, reported Dawn News.
Transgender...
Kesha sheds light on abuse in a powerful Grammys performance
NEW YORK: Pop singer Kesha delivered a powerful statement on behalf of women's equality at the Grammys on Sunday as she led a fierce...
Nigerian author believes #MeToo movement ‘long overdue’
PARIS: The great global reckoning with sexual harassment is "long overdue", says acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, however, the feminist figurehead in Africa...
