#metoo

French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults

1:00am March 25, 2025

Depardieu's long and storied career has turned the trial into a post- #MeToo test of the willingness of France and its movie industry to confront sexual violence and hold influential men accountable.

Judge dismisses Fox News from sexual assault lawsuit against former star

6:00am March 13, 2025

A federal judge has dismissed Fox News as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against former anchor Ed Henry. Former producer Jennifer Eckhart alleges he sexually harassed and raped her.

Blake Lively inspires more actresses to speak out against Hollywood toxicity

4:44pm December 31, 2024

In the wake of Blake Lively's sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against co-star Justin Baldoni, more actresses are speaking up about their own similar experiences on set.

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."