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Prominent appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski accused of sexual misconduct
Two women said he had them watch porn in his chambers. Four others said they were subjected to inappropriate comments or other actions.
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Tavis Smiley Suspended By PBS Following Sexual Misconduct Investigation
Amid sexual-misconduct allegations, PBS has decided to suspend late-night talk show Tavis Smiley indefinitely, reports Variety. In a statement, the network announced that it had hired an external law firm to investigate claims made about the program’s host and namesake, and had found the allegations to be credible.
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Salma Hayek: Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too
HARVEY WEINSTEIN WAS a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster. For years, he was my monster. This fall, I was approached by reporters, through different sources, including my dear friend Ashley Judd, to speak about an episode in my life that, although painful, I thought I had made peace with.
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Christian Right Leader: The Sexual Revolution is to Blame for Sexual Harassment
Focus on the Family ought to be renamed Focus on Your Sex Life since that seems to be their primary scapegoat for everything wrong in society, including all the sexual assault scandals we’ve seen in the news lately. As if abuse didn’t exist, at any time, until society normalized non-marital sex.
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Kevin Spacey 'groped Norwegian royal'
The King of Norway's former son-in-law has accused Kevin Spacey of groping him after a Nobel Peace Prize concert. Ari Behn told radio station P4 that it happened after the actor had hosted the event in 2007. "I am a generous person, but this was a bit more than I had in mind," said Behn, who was married to King Harald's daughter Martha Louise until last year.
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Arizona congressman to resign after discussing child surrogacy with female staffers
The Arizona congressman Trent Franks has announced he will resign from Congress at the end of January after discussing child surrogacy with female staff members. “I have recently learned that the Ethics Committee is reviewing an inquiry regarding my discussion of surrogacy with two previous female subordinates, making each feel uncomfortable,” Franks said in a statement on Thursday. “I deeply regret that my discussion of this option and process in the workplace caused distress.”
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Senator Al Franken Resigning Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
The Democratic senator of Minnesota announced his plans to resign, a day after a sixth woman accused him of misconduct and dozens of his colleagues called for him to step down.
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Weinstein’s Complicity Machine
The producer Harvey Weinstein relied on powerful relationships across industries to provide him with cover as accusations of sexual misconduct piled up for decades.
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John Oliver Gets Into Heated Argument With Dustin Hoffman Over Harassment at Film Panel (Report)
At a 'Wag the Dog' 20th anniversary screening, the 'Last Week Tonight' host questioned Hoffman over recent sexual harassment allegations against him.
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Tom Hanks talks sexual harassment in Hollywood: "It's never too late to change things"
Hanks made the comments in conversation with James Franco, John Boyega, Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe and Sam Rockwell. Tom Hanks has discussed the current state of the Hollywood movie industry, in the wake of widespread allegations of sexual assault. Speaking as part of a Hollywood Reporter Actor Roundtable discussion alongside fellow actors James Franco, John Boyega, Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe and Sam Rockwell, the Forrest Gump megastar remarked that “it’s never too late to change things… and that’s the responsibility of anybody who wants to obey a code of professional ethics.”
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Jessica Chastain slams Hollywood’s history of sexual abuse
Harvey Weinstein’s accusations of sexual abuse have led to a plethora of high-profile men in the entertainment industry facing similar allegations after decades of silence. And Jessica Chastain is now speaking out about the scandal that continues to rock Hollywood, revealing that she herself had a run-in with the disgraced producer after he attempted to get her to ‘pimp out’ her best friend.
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Russell Simmons steps down after sexual assault allegation
Simmons, the founder of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings and CEO of Rush Communications, released a statement on Thursday after screenwriter Jenny Lumet accused him of forcing her to have sex with him in 1991.
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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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Garrison Keillor Says He Has Been Fired Over Allegations of Improper Conduct
The creator of “A Prairie Home Companion” told The Associated Press that he was fired from Minnesota Public Radio.
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NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation
The network’s news president, Andrew Lack, said in a memo, “We were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”
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Angela Lansbury says women must 'sometimes take blame' for sexual harassment
Renowned actress Angela Lansbury is facing criticism after saying women "must sometimes take blame" for sexual harassment because of the way they dress. In an interview Monday with British entertainment media company RadioTimes, Lansbury said women "have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive. And unfortunately it has backfired on us... Although it's awful to say we can't make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down and raped."
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Abuse By Bosses Comes In Many Forms
Harassment and abuse are not always sexual, and all psychological harms should be taken seriously… By Nathan J. Robinson.
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The Great American Sex Panic of 2017
I confess to being troubled rather than elated by the daily rumble of idols falling to accusations of “sexual misconduct,” the morbid masscult fixation that conceals private titillation, knowing smirks, and sadistic lip-smacking behind a public mask of solemn reproof… By William Kaufman.
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Melissa Gilbert Accuses Oliver Stone Of Sexual Harassment: “It Was Humiliating And Horrid”
During an interview on Andy Cohen’s satellite radio show Radio Andy, actress Melissa Gilbert claimed that director Oliver Stone sexually harassed her during an audition for his 1991 film The Doors. At first, Gilbert told her story without naming any names. She kept the accusations very anonymous saying that she was humiliated during an audition because she had “embarrassed him in a social situation.” Gilbert ended up running out of the room crying.
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Russell Simmons and Brett Ratner face new allegations of sexual misconduct
Filmmaker Brett Ratner has long surrounded himself with powerful friends, including music mogul Russell Simmons and filmmaker James Toback, who’ve shared his playboy lifestyle. And like Ratner, they’ve also been accused of engaging in sexual misconduct, according to a new report by The Times.
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