Academy Awards voters made history this year when they nominated Rachel Morrison for the cinematography Oscar — the first woman so recognized in the organization’s 90 years. Greta Gerwig is also up for best director, only the fifth woman nominated in Oscar history. Yet in nearly every Oscar category, nominees are overwhelmingly male.
A group of Hollywood men including actors, producers, and other entertainment industry figures have signed an open letter launching what they call the #AskMoreOfHim campaign, a pledge to do their part to help eradicate sexual harassment and misconduct.
Oscar nominees will receive pepper spray and body alarms in their award ceremony goodie bags in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal that has rocked Hollywood and spurred that #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement.
Alec Baldwin will do everything in his power to ensure President Donald Trump does not win reelection in 2020.
Jimmy Kimmel is worried about striking “the right tone” as host of the Oscars this Sunday.
California Democrats will have a 24-hour “sexual assault and harassment” hotline at this weekend’s party convention in San Diego as some top Democrats in the state have had to resign or come under fire because of allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.
Tuesday, Sports Illustrated reported about a hostile work environment in the Dallas Mavericks organization, citing a barrage of sexual harassment by former team president and CEO, Terdema Ussery, among other employees. Appearing Thursday on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” SI’s Jessica Luther discussed her
Rap, media, and fashion mogul and entrepreneur Russell Simmons said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he is Bali, Indonesia, where he is ‘closed for spiritual maintenance,’ following multiple rape accusations.
Democrat #MeToo movement leader Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) reportedly slept with fellow lawmakers in order to get information out of them, allegedly spoke graphically about her encounters, and allegedly urged fellow lawmakers to play “spin the bottle” after a political fundraiser.
President Donald Trump criticized Oprah Winfrey after she hosted a panel of voters during a special on 60 Minutes.
Democrat California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), the woman who has led the #MeToo charge against sexual harassment in the Golden State, is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct.
“We all need to recognize that falsely accused people are victims, too,” said Cassie Jaye of persons — mostly men — who are falsely accused of committing sexual misconduct. She made her comments within a broader discussion on feminism and associated #MeToo narratives.
The entertainment industry union SAG-AFTRA has issued a code of conduct in an effort to protect its members from sexual harassment in the workplace.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Haneke has slammed the ongoing #MeToo movement in a new interview, characterizing the campaign by women who have accused prominent individuals of sexual misconduct as a “witch hunt” that should be “left in the Middle Ages.”
A UC San Diego student’s petition demanding the school kill a class that studies Woody Allen’s films has gained 9,600 signatures so far.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg claimed the #MeToo movement hasn’t gone far enough, despite also noting that an overwhelming amount of men are now afraid of mentoring women.
Ithaca College faculty members are defending their institution’s president, Shirley Collado, after it was revealed that she was convicted of sexual assault in 2001.
Late-night host Jimmy Fallon impersonated legendary rocker Bob Dylan and took on President Donald Trump and the anti-sexual harassment mantra #MeToo during a live edition of The Tonight Show at a Super Bowl LII after party in Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre.
Hillary Clinton took to Facebook on Tuesday just hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address defending her decision to retain a male campaign worker who sexually harassed a female on staff.
The decision by the Manchester Art Gallery to temporarily remove a famous Victorian painting showing nude mythological creatures has been deemed “puritanical” and an act of “authoritarian moralising”.
Model Kate Upton took to social media Wednesday to accuse Paul Marciano, co-founder of the iconic fashion brand Guess, of sexual harassment.
Rep. Joseph “Joe” Kennedy III (D-MA) delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The Four judge Charlie Walk is being investigated by the Fox broadcast network over allegations of harassment and groping.
California’s leading leftists are planning to troll President Donald Trump’s first official State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, cementing the Golden State’s leadership of the so-called “Resistance” to his administration.
Actress Kate Winslet expressed her regrets about working with certain “individuals with whom I wish I had not.”
While the 60th Grammy Awards heavily promoted gender politics, from stars wearing white roses as a show of solidarity with the #MeToo and Time’s Up anti-sexual harassment movements to the pro-Dreamers speech from singer Camila Cabello to singer Janelle Monae’s “Time’s Up” speech, only one female performer took home a major award.
Ratings for Sunday’s politically-charged 60th annual Grammy Awards broadcast on CBS dropped dramatically from a year ago, reportedly reaching ‘an all-time low.’
Music stars will receive a counterterrorism briefing over the Grammy Awards weekend, an added safety measure meant to help mitigate the mounting terror threat following the deadly attacks at concerts in Manchester and Las Vegas.
German children’s television channel Kika posted a short video on its website, using teens from migrant backgrounds, to show its underage viewers how to remove a woman’s bra.
With so many women still joining the #MeTo movement to report on their history of being sexually harassed, some are now saying “et tu Hillary” with reports that Clinton shielded a top male staffer from accusations of sexual harassment during her first ill-fated campaign for president in 2008.
Grammy Award host James Corden says Sunday’s show will carve out some time to allow artists to express solidarity with the ‘Me Too’ and Time’s Up movements.
Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Bartholet argued recently that the #MeToo movement dangerously presumes guilt in those accused of sexual misconduct.
Left-wing music mogul Russell Simmons is being sued for $5 million by aspiring filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik, claiming he raped her in 2016.
Planned Parenthood awarded the founder of the #MeToo movement its highest “media excellence” honor this week.
The Laura Dern-starring drama The Tale, which follows the real-life story and the sexual abuse of writer-director Jennifer Fox, reportedly caused drama during it Sundance Film Festival debut over the weekend with some viewers cheering the film while others stormed out of a viewing session.
Retail giant Walmart will run a series of ads during the Oscars for the second consecutive year, with the projects being helmed by only female directors.
Veteran movie director Steven Soderbergh says he’s happy that the culture of sexual abuse and harassment in Hollywood has been exposed but fears that some male power brokers may stop hiring women, in an attempt to avoid scandal.
Veteran actor William H. Macy admitted Sunday at the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards that the series of sexual misconduct scandals engulfing some of Hollywood’s most powerful male figures has some men in his industry feeling like they’re ‘under attack and we need to apologize.’
Gloria Allred says that those facing allegations of sexual misconduct should be blacklisted from winning an Oscar or any other Hollywood award.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that it’s First Lady Melania Trump’s #MeToo moment and it would be impactful if she said, “Marry for money, but divorce for yourself. That’s my philosophy.” Maher said, “[S]peaking
