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French actor Edouard Baer has been accused by six women of sexual violence, in a joint investigation by Médiapart and Cheek. The report, published today (Thursday 23 May), states that the events took place between 2013 and 2021, largely in professional contexts. The women who testified, half of whom are of African descent, were in their twenties at the time of the events. According to the investigation, most of these women crossed paths with the 57-year-old actor on sets or show recordings. One young woman said she had to fight off the comedian, who tried to kiss her “on the neck and mouth” in...
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Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein during a hearing yesterday (Wednesday 1 May) in Manhattan. Weinstein’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week – a ruling which shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the era of #MeToo, a movement that ushered in a wave of sexual-misconduct claims in Hollywood and beyond. One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom on Wednesday and is prepared to testify again, Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blu...
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Prosecutors have announced that French actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults in 2021 of two women on the set of a film. This follows the news yesterday that the 75-year-old actor had been taken into custody by police for questioning in Paris. Depardieu’s lawyer, Christian Saint-Palais, declined to comment to reporters other than to say that the actor was no longer in custody. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the actor has been “summoned to appear before the criminal court” after the questioning. A trial will s...
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Following the announcement that Lizzo was apparently quitting the music industry because of online bullying, the Grammy Award-winning singer has rowed back and un-quit. Lizzo has explained that what she meant when she declared ‘I QUIT’ in a social media post doesn’t mean she is quitting music. “I wanted to make this video because I just need to clarify (that) when I say ‘I quit’, I mean I quit giving any negative energy attention,” she said in a new video. “What I’m not gonna quit, is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting the people, ’cause I know I’m not alone. In no ...
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Following the announcement that Lizzo is apparently quitting the music industry because of online bullying, those suing her have labelled the Grammy Award-winning singer’s public mid drop as “a joke.” Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has been accused and sued for sexual harassment, racial discrimination and fostering a hostile work environment by her dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez. The lawyer for these dancers, Ron Zambrano, has responded to her recent announcement, calling it a “joke”. Zambrano told Entertainment Weekly: “It’s a joke that Liz...
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Melissa Viviane Jefferson, aka: Lizzo, has implied she is quitting the music industry due to the online hate and comments targetting her looks and her character. There may be a bit more to it than that though, as her announcement comes a day after a lawyer, who represents three former dancers who filed a lawsuit against Lizzo last August, said it was "shameful" the singer headlined a Radio City fundraiser for President Joe Biden "amid such egregious allegations". "I'm getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet," Lizzo, 35, said on Instagram. "All ...
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"My boss keeps making lewd suggestions and keeps brushing up against me inappropriately, is this sexual harassment?" "Yes, this would likely be considered sexual harassment," answers a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, which aims to help people find out if they are being harassed in the workplace or at universities. The tool was created by two women in the United Kingdom and will officially launch on International Women's Day, March 8. "One of the main reasons that people don't report sexual harassment is that they don't know whether they've been subject to it or not," co-founder Ruth ...
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By Ritika Jain A Delhi Court today granted interim bail to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh and his aide Vinod Tomar in the case where women wrestlers have alleged sexual harrasment against them. However, it is pertinent to point out that Delhi Police had not arrested Bhushan or Tomar till date. Special public prosecutor Atul Srivastava, representing Delhi Police opposed bail. Though, Srivastava said, if court was inclined to grant bail it must be on the condition that Singh, and Tomar do not influence the witnesses. Special Judge Harpreet Singh Jaspal, who presides...
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Tennessee state lawmaker Scotty Campbell (R) resigned on Thursday, following the publication of the results of an ethics subcommittee investigation into sexual harassment allegations. Campbell, the vice chair of the Tennessee House Republican Caucus, was found to have sexually harassed at least one legislative intern. The findings were reported by Nashville local news Thursday morning, who then pressed Campbell live on air about the allegations. Although the victim declined to comment on the story, an email given to the news station by her family gives some details of the case. The email provi...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)'s chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh slapping a wrestler on stage is going viral following the sexual harassment claims made against him recently. BOOM found that the video is from an U-15 National Wrestling Championship tournament in Ranchi, which was held in 2021. Several high-profile wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Ravi Dahiya participated in a three-day protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, demanding BJP MP and WFI chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh to resign. The wrestlers have accused Singh a...
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