A few hours after news broke that her husband Les Moonves is resigning from CBS, Julie Chen announced she will be taking a break as a co-host on the network’s The Talk. According to Deadline, season 9 of the show premiered Monday without Chen, but she will still be hosting Big Brother on Thursday. “I am taking a few days off from The Talk to […]
It’s unclear why, but TMZ decided to ask Dennis Graham aka Drake’s dad aka Champagne Grandpapi how he feels about the #MeToo movement and the recent allegations leveled against actor Jamie Foxx. The answer is beyond problematic and [insert sigh], as Graham suggests the abuse women endure happens because they put themselves in questionable situations. “Jamie is my brother and I really can’t comment on what happened […]
Yesterday a sexual assault allegation against Jamie Foxx surfaced, after one woman filed a police report claiming the actor non consensually struck her with his penis back in 2002. Though Foxx is in no danger of legal retribution, since the statute of limitations is a short three years in Las Vegas, Nevada where the assault allegedly took place, other […]
The #MeToo movement did more than just shine a light on some particularly heinous bad men, it made space for investigating and interrogating the power imbalances that may blur the line of consent. One of the most infamous cases that highlights the need for these conversations is the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal—etched forever in our country’s history with the […]
The reckoning is here..finally. After decades of rumors, allegations and evidence susbtantiating claims of R. Kelly’s continuous sexually lewd interactions with women and girls throughout his career, WOC in Hollywood are finally taking a definitive stance against the disgraced R&B star: #MuteRKelly. A TimesUp taskforce comprised of Ava DuVernay, Shonda Rhimes and other powerful women of color […]
One day after her epic Cecil B. DeMille award acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, “CBS Sunday Morning” contributing correspondent Oprah Winfrey sat down with high-profile organizers of the Time’s Up movement, which raises awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace. Participants included Natalie Portman, Shonda Rimes, Kathleen Kennedy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Nina Shaw, America Ferrera and Reese Witherspoon, who […]
On Sunday, Gabrielle Union opened up about her own sexual assault and said that “sexual violence & harassment can happen to anyone at anytime anywhere.” “Reminder. I got raped at work at a Payless shoe store. I had on a long tunic & leggings so miss me w/ ‘dress modestly’ s–t,” the Being Mary Jane star wrote in a […]
Actress Alyssa Milano (“Who’s The Boss?,” “Charmed,” “Melrose Place,” “Mistresses”) had started the social media movement in response to the scandals involving Harvey Weinstein. (CNN) — Two simple words became a rallying cry on Twitter and Facebook to stand against sexual harassment and assault. “Me too.” Social media was flooded with messages Sunday, mostly […]