More progress than I hoped for, says sex commissioner Outgoing Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins says there has been progress on stamping out sexual harassment at work but there's still work to be done. AAP · Apr 2, 2023
Trump indictment: What will the arrest process look like? Every day, hundreds of people are taken into law enforcement custody in New York City The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
‘I’ve been violated my whole life’: Paris Hilton on sexism, #MeToo and surviving the trauma of Y2K fame The heiress, businesswoman and pop culture staple has released a memoir that discloses years of abuse and her early, horrible encounters with sexism, tabloid cruelty and Harvey Weinstein. She speaks to Adam White The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023
Michael Phillips: Performing a kiss or a caress can be taught. A Chicago intimacy coordinator discusses the fine art of making an actor’s job less weird CHICAGO — “OK. We’re going to go through kissing right now.” Chicago Tribune · Mar 24, 2023
Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on rape charges in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors will not seek to retry Harvey Weinstein in the sexual assault of two women, including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, after a jury hung on those charges last year, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2023
Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on rape and assault charges that left LA jury deadlocked News stems from Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial, which ended with his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
No Harvey Weinstein retrial on rape, sex assault charges Los Angeles prosecutors say they will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
J-pop mogul Johnny Kitagawa was accused of sexually assaulting young boys in his care, but even in death, he was protected Johnny Kitagawa was the most powerful man in J-pop before several men went on the record in 1999 to accuse him of historical child sexual offences. But rather than ending his career, the alleged crimes were largely swept under the rug for decades. ABC News · Mar 10, 2023
Last year had the slap. This year, the Oscars fight was backstage – but still on full view After last year’s infamous slap and a build-up sullied by bad blood, Sunday’s ceremony arrives with the organisers craving calm The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023
‘It’s its own little world!’: why we should learn to love the Oscars more With the relevancy of the Oscars still in question before this week’s event, writer Michael Schulman explains why they should be examined rather than ignored The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2023
Goldie Hawn recalls standing up to ‘bully’ Harvey Weinstein after he ‘undermined me and Madonna’ ‘I said, “Don’t f*** with me,”’ Hawn remembered The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023
Looking back at a cringeworthy Oscars for the ages 20 years later LOS ANGELES — Twenty years ago, Rob Marshall’s “Chicago” won six Academy Awards, including best picture, beating out Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” Stephen Daldry’s “The Hours,” Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist.” The triumph of “Chicago” — one of… Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023
Daniel Day-Lewis over Bradley Cooper?!: The 13 most confusing Oscar screw-ups of all time From awarding Rami Malek’s all-teeth performance as Freddie Mercury to Julianne Moore winning Best Actress for the wrong movie, the Oscars have always inspired confusion and frustration. Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, Adam White explores the most egregious mistakes in recent Oscar history The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023
Wagatha Christie trial show coming to Dublin's Gaiety Theatre this summer The production is adapted from seven days of High Court transcripts from the trial that dominated headlines last summer Dublin Live · Mar 6, 2023
Dublin Live · Mar 5, 2023 Dublin actress who worked with Harvey Weinstein says he 'got his comeuppance' Weinstein, first jailed in 2020, was last week sentenced to 16 more years for the rape and sexual assault of another victim known as Jane Doe 1
Irish Mirror · Mar 5, 2023 Irish actress who worked with Harvey Weinstein says he 'got his comeuppance' Weinstein, first jailed in 2020, was last week sentenced to 16 more years for the rape and sexual assault of another victim known as Jane Doe 1.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023 Streaming: the best films about journalism Gritty drama She Said, about the two reporters who exposed Harvey Weinstein, joins newsroom classics from His Girl Friday to All the President’s Men
Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023 Commentary: Harvey Weinstein’s 2nd sexual assault conviction demonstrates scope of ‘MeToo’ movement When the MeToo movement barreled through our cultural norms, there were two extreme observations: All men are predatory or women are lying. Either every man was guilty or every woman was exaggerating.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023 ‘I couldn’t be less interested in fashion’: the designer who dressed Mad Max and Cruella – and changed the world Up for a fourth Oscar thanks to Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Jenny Beavan talks about her bohemian childhood, her early work with Merchant Ivory and how she deals with difficult actors
Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2023 Paris Hilton says she was drugged and raped at 15 after meeting a man at an LA mall LOS ANGELES — Paris Hilton has revealed she was drugged and raped as a teenager in a new interview published Thursday.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 25, 2023 R. Kelly’s ‘one more year’ is another slight for the R&B singer’s victims If he survives, Kelly will be an old man when he walks out of prison. I can’t predict the future, but more than likely, Kelly will never have the fame and fortune that allowed him to lure underage girls into a sexual trap.
Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023 Melinda Henneberger: ‘I never asked to join this club,’ says Jennifer Siebel Newsom after Weinstein sentencing Victims of sexual violence have one hell of an ally in the newly unshackled Jennifer Siebel Newsom, feminist documentary filmmaker and wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. And in one way, I’m sorry about that.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2023 Woman whose testimony led to Harvey Weinstein's LA rape conviction reveals identity LOS ANGELES — In December, Harvey Weinstein was convicted in L.A. of the 2013 rape of "Jane Doe 1." On Thursday, he got a 16-year sentence that, added to the 23-year sentence he's been serving in New York, likely ensures the 70-year-old is in prison for life.
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023 Harvey Weinstein rape victim ‘Jane Doe’ breaks her silence: ‘I want my life back’ Evgeniya Chernyshova is speaking out after the disgraced Hollywood film producer was sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping her
Fortune · Feb 24, 2023 R. Kelly, Harvey Weinstein sentences and MeToo backlash The sentences show that real consequences—and change—are possible.