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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Batty

Harassment victims in UK film and TV face backlash after #MeToo, study finds

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‘I don’t think there has been a watershed like #MeToo and post #MeToo,’ one woman in the study said. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Victims of sexual harassment in film and TV experience the “worst of both worlds” because they are encouraged to speak out but face a backlash for doing so, a study has found.

Some women said the industry was more dangerous since the #MeToo movement because victims felt under pressure to disclose their abuse but were then punished or victimised, according to the research.

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