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Tom Brokaw accused of sexual harassment
The allegations against Brokaw revive questions about the culture at NBC.
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Self-help guru Tony Robbins faces backlash for #MeToo criticism at San Jose event
Internationally renowned self-help guru Tony Robbins is fending off criticism from some of his devoted fans for #MeToo-related comments he made at a seminar in San Jose earlier this month, during which he suggested that women who speak up about sexual harassment or abuse are mostly trying to feel important. Speaking to a packed crowd at the SAP Center on March 15 — as part of his “Unleash the Power Within” seminar — Robbins earned heckles and an online backlash for...
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Speaking up about rape in a conservative country
In the conservative Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, many women are afraid to speak up about rape and sexual harassment. But a local campaign - one which predates the MeToo and Time's Up movements - has been urging women not to stay silent. Saina Raisova almost breaks down when she recalls the day she was raped by two men last year. The 26-year-old jumped out of a third floor window in order to escape from her attackers, breaking her pelvis and a heel.
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Catharine MacKinnon and Gretchen Carlson Have a Few Things to Say
The two discuss sexual harassment in the workplace, how to change corporate culture in meaningful and sustained ways, and whether Miss America can be relevant in the #MeToo era.
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Street artist hijacks billboards to attack the entertainment industry
Inspired by the Oscar nominated movie Three Billboards, conservative street artist Sabo decided to send out his own powerful message to Hollywood over sexual harassment.
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Monica Lewinsky: Emerging from “the House of Gaslight” in the Age of #MeToo
On the 20th anniversary of the Starr investigation, which introduced her to the world, the author reflects on the changing nature of trauma, the de-evolution of the media, and the extraordinary hope now provided by the #MeToo movement.
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The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas
With new evidence that he lied to get onto the Supreme Court, it’s time to take the idea seriously.
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The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas
It’s time to re-examine the evidence that he not only committed serial sexual harassment, but lied about it. By Jill Abramson.
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California #MeToo Leader Accused of Sexual Harassment
California Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, the head of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and a leading figure in the state’s anti-sexual harassment movement, is accused of groping a male staffer from another lawmaker’s office, according to a report published Thursday.
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Uma Thurman Details Assault At The Hands Of Harvey Weinstein
In a shocking story in The New York Times today, Uma Thurman details sexual assaults at the hands of Harvey Weinstein. She recently alluded in an interview that she had a story to tell, and today she delivers it. She also accused her former agency CAA of being “connected to Weinstein’s predatory behavior” (though she does not elaborate beyond that statement) and she accuses Quentin Tarantino of not doing enough to protect her from...
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RNC finance chair Steve Wynn resigns after sexual harassment allegations
Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is stepping down as Republican National Committee finance chair, according to three Republicans familiar with the decision.
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Garrison Keillor’s Accuser Described ‘Dozens’ of Offenses Over ‘Period of Years’
In a letter to listeners, Minnesota Public Radio pushed back on Mr. Keillor’s account that all he’d done was touch a woman’s back. The network cut ties with him last year.
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How the Aziz Ansari story deepened a crucial divide in the #MeToo reckoning
The controversy around Babe.net’s Aziz Ansari story, explained.
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Aziz Ansari’s sexual misconduct allegation is more than just a ‘bad date’
"Writing-off non-consensual encounters like this one as ‘bad dates’ minimizes a traumatic experiences," one expert says.
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James Franco Says Sexual Misconduct Allegations Are “Not Accurate”
Following his Golden Globes win for The Disaster Artist on Sunday, James Franco was accused on social media of sexual misconduct. After Franco wore a pin pledging support to the Time’s Up movement at the awards show, actress Violet Paley alleged that he once pushed her head down toward his exposed penis in a car. She also claimed that Franco invited her friend, then 17, to his hotel room. Paley said she received an “overdue, annoyed, convenient phone ‘apology’” from Franco.
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Top Norwegian Politician Steps Down as #MeToo Hits Norway
The #MeToo movement forced a top Norwegian politician to step down from his job as the deputy leader of the country’s biggest opposition party after allegations of misconduct. Trond Giske, 51, said late on Sunday that he will step down as deputy leader of the Labor Party and as its economic policy spokesman.
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Paul Sorvino threatens Harvey Weinstein: 'I will kill that motherf---er'
Paul Sorvino has a strong message for Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by numerous women, including Sorvino’s daughter, Mira Sorvino. “If I meet [Weinstein] on the street — he oughta hope that he goes to jail, because if we come across, I think he’ll be lying on the floor, somehow, magically,” Paul Sorvino told TMZ. He later added, “He’s going to go to jail. Oh yeah. That son of a bitch. Good for him if he goes, because if not, he has to meet me. And I will kill the motherf—er. Real simple.”
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Marilyn Manson offers advice on sexual harassment topic
Marilyn Manson has added his two cents to the ongoing discussion about sexual harassment, which has really rocked Hollywood in recent months. The rocker, who performs Jan. 16 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, was asked during an interview on Britain’s Channel 4 News about his thoughts on the allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Specifically, whether he was surprised to hear that Manson’s former love interest Rose McGowan was one of people who had spoken out against Weinstein.
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'Bad Santa' director claims Weinsteins blacklisted Mira Sorvino from movie
Responding on Twitter to revelations made by director Peter Jackson that Harvey Weinstein and Miramax allegedly called actress Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd “a nightmare” and prevented their casting in Lord of the Rings, another filmmaker says he experienced the same thing when trying to make his movie. Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff says Weinstein and his brother Bob would hang up the phone whenever he mentioned the Oscar-winning actress for his 2003 film.
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Statistics, we have a problem
Kristian Lum details a history of public secrets involving sexual harassment, with a call "to be publicly and openly appalled, [...] we should stop tolerating this culture of harassment, or else we become complicit in it."
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