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Actor Gerard Depardieu addresses the media during the press conference for the film 'Saint Amour' at the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016.

Gérard Depardieu will be tried for alleged sexual assaults on a film set

1:49am April 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

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, prosecutors announced Monday.

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein ,appearing in a Los Angeles courtroom in Oct. 2022.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned

12:53pm April 25, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the former movie mogul had not received a fair trial in 2020 that led to a 23-year sentence, and ordered a new trial.

Many women, as well as some men, took to social media to share tales of sexual harassment and assault during glitzy legal tech events.

She was harassed at a tech conference. Now other women are sharing #MeToo moments

5:28am March 04, 2024

Fed up with what they see as their industry's tolerance of men's transgressions and predatory behavior, women are telling their stories — in person, in group chats and on LinkedIn.

Sports

Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigns from WWE parent company after sex abuse suit

11:31pm January 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigned Friday from WWE's parent company the day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct.

Costume designer William Ivey Long in New York City in 2016. Long is currently facing a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

Broadway costuming legend accused of sexual assault in civil suit

2:02pm November 22, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

William Ivey Long, a six-time Tony Award winner and past chairman of the American Theatre Wing, is one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Court Watson, a set and costume designer.

Emanuel "Chris" Welch, the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, said that Democrats in the Illinois House would no longer work with the public relations firm SKDK due to revelations of a "glaring conflict of interest" in a sexual harassment and retaliation case.

Politics & Government

Illinois Dems criticize Biden adviser, cut ties with PR firm over #MeToo conflict

4:36pm September 18, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

Illinois Democrats said they cut ties with the prominent public relations firm SKDK following reporting by NPR about an undisclosed conflict of interest in a sexual harassment case.

The entrance to The Juilliard School, which is located at Lincoln Center's campus in New York City.

Juilliard fires former chair after sexual misconduct investigation

8:45pm June 08, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Composer Robert Beaser has been fired from the renowned performing arts conservatory after an independent investigation found that he had broken Juilliard policies and "misrepresented facts."

Harvey Weinstein appearing in court in Los Angeles in Oct. 2022.

Arts

Harvey Weinstein will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after LA sentence

3:01pm February 23, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, the 70-year-old former film producer will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison. He is already serving a 23-year sentence in New York.

R. Kelly appearing in court in Chicago in Sept. 2019, alongside his attorney Steven Greenberg (L).

R. Kelly sentenced to one more year in prison for child pornography

1:01pm February 23, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The disgraced former R&B star is already serving 30 years for sex trafficking and racketeering. On Thursday, he was given one more year in prison for having made pornography with three children.

South Korean actor Oh Young-soo speaks Sept. 21 during a press conference at the Welcome Daehakro Festival 2022 in Seoul, South Korea.

'Squid Game' actor Oh Young-soo is indicted on indecent assault charges

1:11pm December 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 78-year-old Emmy nominee is accused of inappropriately touching a woman during a meeting in 2017. A South Korean outlet says Oh denies wrongdoing in the incident.