Following the social media trend #WhyIDidntReport, many people have come out and shared their harrowing experiences of sexual assault.
September 22, 2018British police are reportedly investigating 11 allegations of sexual assault against disgraced American movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
September 19, 2018Seeking dismissal of the case filed against him by Ashley Judd, Harvey Weinstein has claimed he and the actor-activist had struck “‘ a bargain’ with respect to future sexual activity”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weinstein’s attorney Phyllis Kupferstein has claimed Judd has waited too long to sue. The 50-year-old Judd was one of the …
July 20, 2018Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was charged with two additional felony sex charges, has now been accused of sexual assault by a third woman. Out of three, one of the charges involves predatory sexual assault and carries the potential of life in prison. On Monday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced the new charges that Weinstein is …
July 3, 2018Director Peter Jackson has claimed Harvey Weinstein designed a “smear campaign” against Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino, that discouraged him to offer roles to the two actors who were one of the first women to openly accuse the disgraced media mogul of sexual harassment. The 56-year-old filmmaker said he was unaware of the allegations against …
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December 17, 2017Actor Jason Priestley says he punched disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein on the face during a Golden Globes party in 1995. The Beverly Hills actor recounted the incident on Twitter, reports dailymail.co.uk. He wrote: “Harvey told me I had to leave… I was leaving when he grabbed me by the arm and said ‘What are you doing?’ …
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December 17, 2017Actress Ashley Judd is writing a new memoir about her sexual assaults. Judd has been pitching publishers an outline for a book that will talk frankly about the sexual assaults she suffered at the hands of producer Harvey Weinstein and others from the time she was in second grade, reports pagesix.com. Her first memoir, All …
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November 13, 2017Ashley Judd has been roped in to feature in the canine drama “A Dog’s Way Home”. The 49-year-old actor will be joined by Edward James Olso, Wes Studi, Alexandra Shipp and Jonah Hauer-King, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Directed by Charles Martin Smith, the movie is an adaptation of the best-selling book “A Dog’s Purpose”, …
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November 8, 2017Actor Reese Witherspoon has opened up about being sexually assaulted by a director when she was just 16. The 41-year-old star hoped the Harvey Weinstein scandal will encourage women to speak up about harassment, reported People magazine. “This has been a really hard week for women in Hollywood, for women all over the world, and …
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October 18, 2017Actress Ashley Judd has claimed she became the victim of "everyday sexism". The 49-year-old took to Facebook Live to detail an incident with an airport employee, who referred to her as "sweetheart", prompting a dispute between the pair. Speaking down the camera lens as she made her way through the airport, Judd explained: "This is …
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August 10, 2017Hollywood actress Ashley Judd, also the Global Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA, stressed on women empowerment in the country during her meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Friday. Judd said she and the team of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) interacted with the Chief Minister about empowering and protecting youths and women. …
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February 10, 2017Hollywood actress and acclaimed humanitarian Ashley Judd, who was a prominent participant in the Women's March in Washington, mingled with children from red light areas of the eastern metropolis on Tuesday with a message to end human trafficking. The "Divergent" and "Double Jeopardy" star is in the city to attend the Kolkata Literary Meet. Supporting …
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January 24, 2017