Hollywood sex accusations now levied at Ratner, Hoffman
NEW YORK – Hollywood’s widening sexual harassment crisis has ensnared a prominent film director after six women – including actress Olivia Munn – accused Brett Ratner of sexual assault or misconduct in...
View ArticleFamed London theatre received 20 allegations against Spacey
London’s Old Vic Theatre said Thursday it has received 20 allegations of inappropriate behaviour by its former artistic director Kevin Spacey, and acknowledged that a “cult of personality” around the...
View ArticleA company’s size could determine how it deals with sexual harassment
Sexual harassment isn’t something that just happens in Hollywood or political quarters — it happens in most workplaces across Canada. Recent data suggests that more than 50 per cent of working women...
View Article#MeToo goes from social media campaign to world-wide movement
From a two-word social media hashtag to a world-wide movement denouncing sexual harassment, violence and assault. The #MeToo campaign continues to tackle sexual misconduct and abuse, and on Saturday,...
View ArticleTrump says accusations of sexual misconduct ‘fabricated’
President Donald Trump, pushing back against women accusing him of sexual misconduct, insisted Tuesday he’s the target of “false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have...
View ArticleAdvocates creating sexual violence support toolkit for political staffers
Following allegations of sexual misconduct against former Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown, some women are sounding the alarm over the culture of misogyny and abuse of power they say is pervasive in...
View ArticleHedley withdraws from Junos, plans to discuss ‘how we have let some people down’
The members of the embattled rock band Hedley say they have withdrawn from consideration for three awards at this year’s Junos and plan to “talk about how we have let some people down, and what we...
View ArticleInvestigation launched after sexual harassment allegations by body rub workers
The city has launched an investigation into the conduct of some of its bylaw officers in relation to allegations from women working in the city’s holistic centres — also known as body rub parlors. The...
View ArticleAllegations against TVO host Steve Paikin ‘not substantiated,’ probe finds
An independent investigation has cleared a veteran journalist with Ontario’s public broadcaster of sexual harassment allegations, saying Steve Paikin was more credible than the Toronto woman who made...
View ArticleMore than 45% of U.S. Facebook users know someone who posted #MeToo
It’s a movement of solidarity and awareness with just two simple words – me too. Actress Alyssa Milano took to Twitter on Sunday in response to the sexual harassment and assault allegations made...
View ArticleCityline’s Tracy Moore joins #MeToo conversation with story of sex assault
Tens of thousands of women across the globe are using the hashtag #MeToo as a rallying cry to talk about their own experiences with harassment and sexual assault; others also joining the conversation...
View ArticleAttorney to detail another rape allegation against Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein is now facing criminal inquiries in three cities after an Italian actress told Los Angeles detectives the disgraced film mogul raped her in a hotel room in 2013. Police confirmed...
View ArticleCanadian Rachel McAdams goes public with James Toback allegations
Canadian actress Rachel McAdams has gone public with an experience she says she had with writer-director James Toback, who’s reportedly been accused by some 200 women of sexual harassment. McAdams...
View ArticleKevin Spacey apologizes after actor accuses him of past harassment
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is “beyond horrified” by allegations that he made sexual advances on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn’t remember the...
View ArticleBystander training gains traction as tool to prevent sexual harassment, violence
It wasn’t until the rise of the #MeToo movement that Julia Gartley began talking more about that night, early in her mining career. The engineer was one of the few women at a remote mining operation...
View ArticleWomen accuse opera legend Placido Domingo of sexual harassment
For decades, Placido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and then sometimes punishing the women...
View ArticleNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he would resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his...
View ArticleCanadian government, military leaders to issue apology to victims of sexual...
The Canadian government, along with military leaders, will issue a formal apology next month to victims of sexual assault and misconduct. Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, Deputy Minister of...
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