Tag: sexual harassment
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...
‘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,...
Swiss chocolatiers sue Weinstein Company
NEW YORK: One of the most famous chocolate companies in the world is seemingly the latest victim in the Harvey Weinstein scandal, filing a...
Harvey Weinstein apologises to Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence
LOS ANGELES: Harvey Weinstein has apologised for using statements by Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence in an effort to dismiss a class action sexual misconduct...
Doctor accused of sexual harrassment twice, beaten up by nurses in...
MIRPUR KHAS: A Civil Hospital Mirpur Khas doctor on Monday was beaten up by a group of nurses who alleged that he had subjected them...
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,...
Diana’s photographer Patrick Demarchelier accused of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK: The Boston Globe published a bombshell expose on Friday accusing more than two dozen professionals in the fashion industry, among them Princess Diana's...
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...
#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...
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...
Govt decides to impart sex education to children, guide parents
LAHORE: Following the recent rise in the number of sexual abuse cases especially of children across Pakistan, the Punjab government on Friday announced its decision...
