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Harvey Weinstein is a former American film producer who co-founded Miramax and The Weinstein Company. Once powerful in Hollywood, he was convicted of sexual assault in 2020, sparking the #MeToo movement.
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Over the last year or so, politics has got a little bit... odd. Britain decided it didn't want to be part of the EU anymore (but still hasn't properly left yet), Australia is currently deciding one of its most important human rights issues in history via a postal vote, and…
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In our modern era, there still exist some relationship tragedies worth telling. The classic case of the 'cuck', the alt-right's premier insult in defense of Donald Trump, has caught on culturally. The concept of a man whose girlfriend is sleeping with other men drives stakes of fear into the hearts…
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In light of the allegations of sexual assault and misconduct aimed at Harvey Weinstein, and the subsequent influx of claims made by people in the film industry in the last few weeks, six women have now come out to do the same for filmmaker Brett Ratner, accusing the director and…
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At the beginning of this week, it emerged that Kevin Spacey had made unwanted sexual advances to Anthony Rapp, then 14 years old, at a party in 1986. After a controversial apology from the actor, which many have criticised for its focus on his sexuality rather than his inappropriate behaviour,…
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The Harvey Weinstein case continues to unfold, with new layers to the story and new accusations against the movie mogul seemingly emerging everyday. The case has exposed Hollywood's sexist culture, where accusations of sexual assault and harassment towards women are often overlooked and swept under the carpet or paid off.…
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The Harvey Weinstein allegations have highlighted just how pervasive a problem sexual abuse is in Hollywood. In a world of manicures, Maybachs and million-dollar paycheques, there exists a seedy underworld in which rich men are allowed to exploit, abuse and even rape young women. However, this sounds all too familiar…
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A month ago, Harvey Weinstein was most famous for being a producer of popular films like Pulp Fiction. Now, he's most famous for the slew of accusations that have followed. More than 70 women have accused him of sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. It seems like every day we…
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The allegations of sexual harassment and abuse aimed at Harvey Weinstein have opened up a can of worms regarding misogyny and sexual assault in the film industry, and since the New Yorker's damning exposé, numerous Hollywood actresses and other important figures have spoken about their traumatising experiences. The #metoo hashtag…
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Kevin Spacey has come out as gay amid of accusations of sexual misconduct by a young male actor. In an interview online, Anthony Rapp has recounted how Spacey invited the then 14-year-old actor into his Manhattan apartment in 1986 and proceeded to make inappropriate sexual advances towards him. According the…
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With Halloween just around the corner, and everybody's favorite 80s-inspired series back for its second season on Netflix, it seems that the whole internet is caught up in the Stranger Things hype. However, not all the publicity has come from news of the upside down; some of it is happening…
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And you thought Harvey Weinstein was bad! He is, but my God, 300 women? Literally an entire town's worth of people say you assaulted them? Wow. An entire high school's population of people say you assaulted them. A whole Spartan battalion, an entire whaling vessel's crew, we are talking HUGE…
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Cate Blanchett isn't a woman you'd want to mess with. She's a bomb actress, the only Australian actor with two Oscars to their name, and it looks like she takes her job in the film industry very seriously: She's a passionate campaigner for feminism, climate change, and sustainable fashion, and she's not…
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It was a really, really sad day when Carrie Fisher died. It happened in December last year, and people all over the world mourned the late Star Wars actor in impassioned tributes that show just what a remarkable impact she had. I mean, she even had a lightsaber vigil in her…
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! has apparently had a longstanding beef with Matt Damon. Damon, of course, has been mocked in good spirits before. In the film Team America by the creators of South Park, Damon was parodied as a clueless Hollywood elite trying to look smarter than he actually is. But…
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On October 5 2017, the New York Times released a story detailing decades of sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, and what followed has been one of the biggest stories of 2017. Initially there were only a couple of allegations aimed at Weinstein, from the likes of Rose McGowan and…
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We have all heard horror stories about women who have been manipulated and abused by men in power. The Harvey Weinstein scandal has continued to rock Hollywood in the three weeks that have passed since the New York Times published their damning exposé. The report detailed the disgraced film mogul's…
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You wouldn't be mistaken for thinking that musicians such as Harry Styles have it all; dashing good looks, the adoration of women all around the globe, and all the other effluvia that comes hand-in-hand with fame (namely, money and power). However, even the top one percent can fall victim to…
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It appears that the Harvey Weinstein scandal has shed light on other cases of sexual assault and harassment since The New York Times' damning exposé rocked Hollywood three weeks ago. As of yet, 40 women have come forward to share details of the abuse they endured at the hands of…
