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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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Rose McGowan, the woman who helped expose Harvey Weinstein and helped instigate the #MeToo movement, has said that she is "proud" of the Marilyn Manson accusers. Evan Rachel Wood, the musician's former fiancée, had previously spoken out about an abusive relationship in a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, but until…
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Angelina Jolie was one of the first women to come forward with her own story of sexual harassment from shamed movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Since then, many more have found the courage to speak up about their own encounters with Weinstein, as well as a number of other powerful figures…
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Rose McGowan hit headlines back in 1998 when she wore what remains one of the most revealing outfits ever to the VMAs - and in red carpet history. However, while it might have shocked people at the time, in a new interview with Yahoo Entertainment, McGowan has explained that she…
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Actress and prominent women's rights advocate Rose McGowan has accused comedian and HBO host Bill Maher of using offensive and sexually suggestive language during her appearance on his show in the 1990s. McGowan, who has become a central figure in the campaign against sexual violence in Hollywood, recounted her experience…
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Alan Cumming has condemned the practice of circumcision for religious reasons. Denouncing it as "ridiculous", he proceeded to compare it to female genital mutilation in a recent interview with The Guardian, where he recalled his experience of living in America as an uncircumcised man. "I never thought anything about my…
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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The former director was jailed for 23 years earlier this month after being convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault. He is currently serving his sentence at Wende Correctional Facility in western New York, where one prisoner has…
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Last Sunday, actress Natalie Portman wore a cape to the 92nd Academy Awards, embroidered with the names of female filmmakers ignored by the Academy. Despite the numerous female-helmed projects over the last 12 months - including Greta Gerwig's Little Women, Lorene Scafaria's Hustlers, Lulu Wang's The Farewell and Melina Matsoukas'…
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Last night's Golden Globes awards has quickly become the best awards show of the decade (see what I did there). From Tom Hanks being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award to Brad Pitt being... well, Brad Pitt - it was a show full of highlights that we'll be YouTubing for…
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Actress and activist Rose McGowan has savagely called out Hillary Clinton over a report that Clinton's publicist told journalist Ronan Farrow that his investigation into Harvey Weinstein's alleged history of sexual misconduct was "a concern" for the Clinton camp. McGowan was a leading figure in 2017 #MeToo movement after publicly speaking out against…
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A fake 'blooper' scene from Toy Story 2 has reportedly been quietly deleted by Disney in the light of the #MeToo movement. The joke outtake was in the 1999 film's closing credits and showed Stinky Pete salaciously stroking the hands of two Barbie dolls and telling them he could get…
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In his new memoir, Then It Fell Apart, singer Moby reminisced about dating actress Natalie Portman, writing of the pair's kisses under the centuries-old oak trees at Harvard University and their midnight snuggles in her dorm. However, according to Natalie, the facts in his book are highly inaccurate. In a…
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When it comes to making movies, there's no-one who does them like Tarantino. Just think of how many great classics that guy has under his belt: Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and Kill Bill to name just a few. But it's been a while since the release of The Hateful Eight,…
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Avengers star Scarlett Johansson has had plenty to get excited about recently, most notably with last month's release of Endgame, the latest record-breaking blockbuster from Marvel. But it turns out that the 34-year-old actress has another very exciting date on the horizon. Yes, congratulations are most definitely in order for…
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From the moment we met 50 Cent back in 2003, he warned us he was going to "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" - and boy did he mean it! In his debut hit single In Da Club, the rapper told us he was "feelin' focused man, my money on my…
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The last few years have seen a huge shift towards female empowerment and equality in the workplace. Scrutiny which was long overdue has highlighted gender pay gaps, sexual harassment and the institutional objectification of women. In 2017, the news that millionaire movie producer Harvey Weinstein had abused his position of…
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James Gunn directed the first two 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movies, which were wildly successful, earning more than $1.6 billion worldwide. However, last March, Disney abruptly fired the critically acclaimed director after his old, offensive tweets resurfaced. The tweets dated from 2008 to 2011, and contained tasteless jokes about sensitive…
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It has been over a year since news of the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, but the disgraced Hollywood mogul has yet to stand trial for his alleged crimes, which include the rape, sexual assault, and harassment of more than 12 women. News of his alleged crimes first broke in October…
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In October 2017, reports in The New York Times and The New York Reporter exposed Harvey Weinstein as a serial rapist and abuser of women in Hollywood. Over the following months, more than 80 women came forward to accuse the film producer of inappropriate conduct of varying degrees, eventually leading…
