MeToo

Anti-Flag’s lead singer Justin Sane is planning to imminently flee the United States amid a sexual assault lawsuit brought against the punk rocker, according to legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone.  Kristina Sarhadi filed an amended complaint in the Northern District Court of New York on Tuesday, alleging that Sane — real name Justin Geever — has “purposefully and unlawfully attempted to avoid service” of her November 2023 sexual assault lawsuit.  Instead, she claims in her lawsuit and an accompanying…

Four survivor-led advocacy organizations — including those founded by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and California governor Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Newsom — published a letter and report on Wednesday calling for the music business to take further action regarding sexual misconduct across the industry. The report, titled “Sound Off: The Make Music Safe Report” compiled decades of previously disclosed allegations against over two dozen prominent artists and industry executives such as Sean “Diddy”…

The longtime record executive was accused of sexual misconduct last November amid a wave of suits against prominent music industry figures The Jane Doe who filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against record executive Jimmy Iovine last year dropped her case last week, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The plaintiff’s attorney Doug Wigdor filed a notice of discontinuance with prejudice on Feb. 15, permanently dropping the suit. Reps for Wigdor and Iovine did not immediately respond…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USHarvey Weinstein’s lawyer claimed he was denied a fair trial after he became the “poster boy” for the #MeToo movement as he asked New York’s highest court to throw out his rape and sexual assault convictions on Wednesday.In oral arguments before New York’s Court of Appeals, lawyer Arthur Aidala said the jury in the disgraced film mogul’s 2020 trial were unduly influenced…

Sorry, Leo-Kate romantics, your favorite meme has been shut down by Rose DeWitt Bukater (après Dawson) herself. During an interview with Net-a-Porter, Kate Winslet discussed how the film industry has changed for women since the beginning of her career — touching upon life after Titanic and the rise of the #MeToo movement nearly two decades later. When reflecting on the media’s behavior following the massive success of the 1997 film and the often harsh spotlight placed on its leads, Winslet said, “I felt like…

Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar winner who has largely avoided the public eye since his career imploded in the early days of the #MeToo era, is making moves to venture back into the public space. The actor has booked his first comic book convention appearance, set for Feb. 16-18 at Mad Monster, the con held in Concord, North Carolina. Organizers announced Wednesday that he will be among the guests signing autographs and posing for photos. He is also in business with the company Everest Autographs,…

The woman gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom had an affair with when he was mayor of San Francisco spoke out about their relationship on Wednesday after questions about the liaison emerged in the governor’s race.Ruby Rippey Gibney said that although their relationship destroyed her home life, it probably shouldn’t be part of the discussion about sexual misconduct surrounding the #MeToo movement.“I fully support the #metoo movement. In this particular instance, however, I am doubtful that it applies,” Rippey Gibney…

Icon of French Cinema is a surreal comedy about a French film star who returns to Paris after a decade in LA expecting a glorious comeback, but ends up playing a singing hamster. The series has become France’s biggest streaming hit this year, sparking outraged debate about the French cinema establishment failing to face up to #MeToo. And through flashbacks, it tells a darker, autobiographical story about how Judith Godrèche, the show’s writer, director and lead actor, was groomed as a 14-year-old in the 1980s by one of…

Ellie Goulding has been reflecting on how things have changed in the music industry since she got her start in 2010. In a new interview with BBC Radio 4, the British pop star reflected on how the #MeToo movement ended up helping the music industry and effect change in how some male producers treat female singers. “I definitely think the landscape has changed a bit, especially since the MeToo movement,” Goulding said, per People. “I think that was really, really important for people to keep speaking out about…

In the last nearly 25 years, Mandy Moore has grown up in Hollywood as her fans and audiences have grown along with her. They’ve watched her rise as a pop-culture icon, from early movies like A Walk to Remember and hit singles like “Crush” to her recent success as an Emmy-nominated actor on This Is Us. A lot of pop stars and actors from her era have come and gone, but her longevity across music, TV, and film has proven that there’s only one Mandy Moore.  Most recently, Moore stars in the second season of Dr. Death,…