“Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra might testify against Harvey Weinstein in his sex-crimes trial as a key witness on Monday during a last-minute court hearing, according to CNN. Sciorra’s testimony will be able to support the charges of predatory sexual assault against Weinstein. Sciorra said that Weinstein sexually assaulted her inside…
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$44M Settlement with Harvey Weinstein Is Not The Win We Think It Is
He’s not paying any of it, and there’s a good chance the accusers will only get a part of it. Attorneys representing claims against Harvey Weinstein, his company and former associates have reached a $44 million settlement to resolve civil lawsuits over his alleged sexual misconduct. Over 80 victims originally were…
Harvard’s First Black Faculty Deans Removed Over Professor’s Decision to Represent Harvey Weinstein in Sexual Assault Cases
Harvard University announced that Professor Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. and his lecturer wife, Stephanie Robinson, will not return as faculty deans at the Winthrop House, an undergraduate residential house. Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana sent an email to staff and students on Saturday informing them the two would not return…
#MeToo Leader's Scandal Exposed: Asia Argento Paid Her Own Accuser
UPDATE: Aug. 21, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. ET Argento Says She Never Had a Sexual Relationship with Bennett The New York Times stands by its report. In a statement distributed by her Italian lawyer, Asia Argento claims she and her then boyfriend Anthony Bourdain decided to answer Jimmy Bennett’s plea…
#MeToo Leader's Scandal Exposed: Asia Argento Paid Her Own Accuser
UPDATE: Aug. 21, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. ET Argento Says She Never Had a Sexual Relationship with Bennett The New York Times stands by its report. In a statement distributed by her Italian lawyer, Asia Argento claims she and her then boyfriend Anthony Bourdain decided to answer Jimmy Bennett’s plea…
Men Who Fear Being Viewed as Incompetent More Likely to Sexually Harass Subordinates: Study
Men who feel their “social status is threatened” are more likely to sexually harass their female subordinates, according to newly published research. However, the same cannot be said for women, note the authors of “Feeling Powerful but Incompetent: Fear of Negative Evaluation Predicts Men’s Sexual Harassment of Subordinates.” The research…
After a Typhoon of Publicity, Harvey Weinstein Charged with Rape
There was one more red carpet for Harvey to walk down. At 7:30 this morning, the alleged rapist walked into a Lower Manhattan police station surrounded by cameras flashing and reporters shouting his name. The white male millionaire Hollywood film mogul was accused of sexual assault for the first time…
Jay-Z Feuds with Zimmerman over Upcoming Trayvon Martin Documentary
A new six-part documentary series about the life and controversial death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has pitted the man who was acquitted of the unarmed Florida teen’s death against the venture’s producer. Claiming that the production team and film crew have harassed friends and family members, including his parents, George…
TIME Magazine Excluding Tarana Burke from #MeToo Cover Speaks Volumes
TIME magazine, which named the “Silence Breakers” of the #MeToo social movement as most influential in 2017, excluded the Black woman who founded the movement Tarana Burke from the cover. Burkegot it right when she created the movement more than a decade ago in 2006, but an editorial team that…