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One in four U.S. men say exposing yourself isn’t sexual harassment, survey finds
A national survey found significant differences of opinion between men and women on what constitutes sexual harassment. In a list of 20 actions ranging from groping to light-hearted flirting, men in all cases but one were less likely than women to rate a specific act as sexual harassment. The exception – light-hearted flirting – was considered sexual harassment by 12 percent of both men and women. In all other cases, however, women were 10 to 20 percent more likely to rate an action as sexual harassment than men.
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Kimmel To Roy Moore: Not Only Will I Fight You, I'll Wear A Girl Scout Uniform So You Can Get Excited
“I think you’re actually going to like this, Roy. I’m going to come to Gadsden, Ala., with a team of high school cheerleaders, okay? We’ll meet you at the mall. Don’t worry, I can get you in. And then when the girls and I show up, if you can control yourself and behave, if you can somehow manage to keep little Roy in your little cowboy pants when those nubile cheerleaders come bounding in, you and I, we’ll sit down at the food court, we’ll have a little Panda Express and we’ll talk about Christian values.
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Roy Moore Just Blamed His Sexual Misconduct Allegations On Lesbians, Gays, And Socialists
Speaking from a church pulpit in Alabama, the Republican Senate candidate said the "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...socialists" are behind the "malicious" allegations against him.
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More than 180 Women Report Sexual Assaults at Massage Envy
Across the US, people go to Massage Envy spas in search of a soothing, affordable escape. More than 180 people say what they got instead was sexual assault. But the billion-dollar company says that’s not its problem to solve. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
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Uma Thurman Calls Out Harvey Weinstein and His ‘Wicked Conspirators’
The actress Uma Thurman pledged in a recent interview that she would speak up about sexual harassment in Hollywood when she felt ready. On Thanksgiving, in a searing Instagram post that referred to the producer Harvey Weinstein, she began to make good on that pledge. In the post, paired with an image of the avenging warrior she played in the “Kill Bill” films, Ms. Thurman said she had “a few reasons” of her own to be angry, pointing to the #MeToo movement of women who have been speaking out against sexual harassment and assault.
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Three high school football players rape 14-year-old girl at gunpoint outside Pa. fair, police say
Three 16-year-old boys have been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint after leaving a Pennsylvania fair, according to court documents. Those arrests came at the end of a two-month investigation by the West York Police Department and the York County District Attorney's Office.
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In chatlogs, celebrated hacker and activist confesses countless sexual assaults
‘I have drunkenly sexually assaulted or raped women — the exact number of which I am currently determining.’ By Sarah Jeong.
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Morrissey: "Kevin Spacey has been attacked unnecessarily"
Former frontman of The Smiths, Morrissey, has waded into the sexual abuse story involving Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey with his controversial opinion. Since late October, Kevin Spacey has been accused of varying degrees of sexual assault and harassment by over a dozen people, including that of a 14-year-old boy.
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NFL investigating Jameis Winston for allegedly groping an Uber driver
An allegation that Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston groped an Uber driver in March 2016 is under review by the NFL. Talal Ansari of BuzzFeed News reported on Friday that the driver received a letter from NFL special counsel for investigations Lisa Friel informing her that the league has heard about the allegations and “opened an investigation into this matter.”
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Sylvester Stallone accused of forcing 16-year-old girl into threesome
Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a Las Vegas hotel in 1986, according to a report. The unnamed teen told Vegas cops that in July 1986, the “Rocky” star “intimidated” her into having sex with him and his bodyguard, Michael De Luca, at the former Las Vegas Hilton hotel, where Stallone was staying while shooting a movie in Sin City, according to a police report obtained by the Daily Mail.
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Local Reporter Exposes Sen. David Wilson’s Sexual Harassment Cover-Up
The lies and cover-up surrounding Senator David Wilson’s (R – Wasilla) harassing of a female staffer are falling apart. Reporter Liz Raines of KTVA, who was present to witness the harassment incident involving Senator David Wilson (story here) has released a statement to the press recounting her memory of events. The story, according to Raines, directly contradicts the denial of those events by Senator Wilson in the Juneau Empire (story here).
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Woman accuses Al Franken of kissing, groping her without consent
A TV host and sports broadcaster on Thursday accused Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of kissing and groping her without her consent in 2006.
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New Roy Moore accuser: 'He didn't pinch it; he grabbed it'
A Gadsden woman says Roy Moore groped her while she was in his law office on legal business with her mother in 1991. Moore was married at that time. In the past week, Moore has been accused by five other women of a range of behaviors that include sexual misconduct with a woman when she was 14, and sexual assault of another when she was 16. This is the first public accusation of physical contact that happened after Moore was married.
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Terry Crews names alleged sexual assaulter: 'I will not be shamed'
Terry Crews publicly named for the first time the high-powered talent agent he claims groped him at an industry party and said he would "not be shamed" about the alleged assault. "Back in February 2016, I was assaulted by Adam Venit, who is head of the Motion Picture Department at William Morris Endeavor, one of the biggest agencies in the world, period," Crews, 49, said today on "Good Morning America." "He’s connected to probably everyone I know in the business ... I did not know this man. I have never had a conversation with him, ever."
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Another Roy Moore accuser comes forward; alleging sexual assault while she was a minor
Famed attorney Gloria Allred and her client Beverly Young Nelson of Alabama spoke Monday afternoon in a press conference where Young made allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore from when she was a teen. According to Young, she waitressed at the Old Hickory House in high school when she was 15. Young says Moore was a regular, and that he would come in frequently and stay until closing time.
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Reel dilemma: are we condoning the conduct of Hollywood’s tyrants by watching their films?
Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey … as the list of harassment cases in Hollywood grows, can we any longer separate cinema from the morality of its makers? By Xan Brooks.
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Another Roy Moore accuser to come forward; alleging sexual assault while she was a minor
Famed attorney Gloria Allred says she and a new accuser who alleges Roy Moore sexually assaulted her as a minor will hold a press conference Monday afternoon.
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Illinois Eliminates Statutes of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse Crimes
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday signed into law a bill that eliminates statutes of limitations for all felony criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse crimes against children. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan initiated the bill sponsored by Sen. Scott Bennett and Rep. Michelle Mussman. Effective immediately, the law applies to future felony child sex crime cases as well as current criminal cases in which the previous statute of limitations has not expired.
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Jeremy Piven Rebuts Harassment Claims, Says We're Entering "Dark Times"
Jeremy Piven has taken to social media to defend himself against claims of sexual harassment. The Wisdom of the Crowd actor took to Twitter to deny any improper behavior toward women, saying that “the accusations against me are absolutely false and completely fabricated.”
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Sean Astin backs Corey Feldman’s sexual abuse claims
Corey Feldman’s “Goonies” co-star Sean Astin is standing by his friend as Feldman comes forward with allegations of a Hollywood pedophile ring. “Hopefully, this doesn’t play out as a personal tabloid story,” Astin told us at TBS’s “Search Party” premiere at Public Hotel. “The fact is, real people all over the country are starting to have a conversation, and it can be very distracting if it distills down into some kind of typical [story].”
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