#MeToo Movement

When tennis star Peng Shuai disappeared from public view this month after accusing a senior Chinese politician of sexual assault, it caused an international uproar

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in downtown LA to sex-related criminal counts involving five women.

The pandemic hasn’t slowed down two of the most prominent #MeToo attorneys, who say they’re having their busiest year ever

Roughly 43% of women founders say the harassment occurred within the last 12 months, according to a Women Who Tech report.

As the #MeToo movement marks the third year since it received global recognition, founder Tarana Burke is working to make sure it remains inclusive and reclaims its original intent: A focus on marginalized voices and experiences.

The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II announced on Friday that she was revoking Harvey Weinstein’s prestigious CBE honor in light of his rape convictions.

Harvey Weinstein trundled into court this week for the start of a New York City rape trial as he faced the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison if convicted

The defense said the “carnival-like atmosphere” surrounding jury selection, coupled with prospective jurors’ social media comments showed Weinstein won’t get a fair shake in his hometown

The women who formed the flash mob Friday chanted slogans that appeared to be derived from a feminist movement in Chile, where in recent months demonstrators have reportedly rallied against inequality and what some see as the failure of the criminal justice system to protect victims of sexual violence.

The judge at Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial pressed ahead with the start of jury selection Tuesday, rejecting a defense request for a “cooling-off period” following the burst of publicity over the filing of new charges against the Hollywood mogul in Los Angeles. Weinstein’s lawyers suggested that the timing of the new sex-crime charges, announced on Monday, was deliberate...

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have asked a judge to sequester the jury for the entirety of his rape and sexual assault trial in Manhattan, arguing that should some criminal action against the disgraced movie mogul be filed in another jurisdiction, it could prejudice the members sitting on this case. Harvey Weinstein and several of the women who have accused him...

More than two years after a wave of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein ushered in the #MeToo movement, the disgraced movie mogul faces another reckoning: a criminal trial that could him put him behind bars for the rest of his life. Jury selection is scheduled to start this week in New York City in a case involving allegations that…

One of the porn industry’s top agents has been accused by women whom he represents of fraud, sexual abuse and links to an illegal escort business — accusations including coercing performers to pay off “unconscionable” fees and penalties either in cash or by performing sexual acts on him.

In 2017, just as the #MeToo Movement was taking off, Salma Hayek said that during the shooting of “Frida” Harvey Weinstein sought to get rid of Frida Kahlo’s limp and unibrow, and increased the character’s sex appeal. Weinstein, who has been accused of abusing women, projected his view of them on the screen. “There are problems of diversity and sexual...

In the year since the entertainment industry was rocked by sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, arts professionals are trying to respond in multiple ways. Some in the industry are doubling down on ensuring actors and actresses are aware of anti-harassment policies. Some are holding workshops. Others are hiring advocates on the set to ensure a safe environment in the...

Oscar-winner Sean Penn said the #MeToo movement is aimed at dividing men and women and “too black and white,” “Today” reported Monday. Penn made the comments when he and Natascha McElhone, co-stars of the new Hulu show “The First,” were being interviewed for the “Today” show. McElhone had said her character, who oversees a mission to Mars, is informed by...

Rose McGowan is speaking out about the sexual assault claims made against Asia Argento. In a lengthy statement explaining her involvement in the case, McGowan asserted Monday, “Many people believe that because we have been close in each other’s lives over the past year that perhaps I am affiliated with this incident or being complicit. I am not.”

“Murphy Brown” will weigh in on the MeToo movement when the series starring Candice Bergen returns to a very different world in September, the show’s creator said Sunday.

Just strolling through the Exhibit Hall of Comic-Con this year, you can see it: more booths, bags, and banners displaying strong females.

In a rare interview, Woody Allen argued he should be the “poster boy” of the #MeToo movement because none of the “hundreds of actresses” he’s worked with in five decades in film has ever accused him of “any kind of impropriety at all,” NBC News reported. The director also repeated his denial that he molested his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow,...