Harvey Weinstein

Kevin Spacey investigated over third London assault

London - Muslimchronicle

British police said Thursday they are investigating a man over a third sexual assault, with the Press Association news agency reporting that US actor Kevin Stacey is the suspected assailant. The assault allegedly occurred in central London in 2005, during Spacey's 11-year tenure at The Old Vic theatre in the British capital. "On 13 December we received an allegation that the manRead more

Actress Kruger says Hollywood changing

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Hollywood actress Diane Kruger said Monday that the #MeToo movement had scared powerful men but she was afraid that change may be short-lived. The German-born star, who won best actress in May at the Cannes film festival for "In the Fade" -- which is hotly tipped for a best foreign movie Oscar nomination -- told French television that she has never beenRead more

French star Deneuve defends men's 'right'

Paris - Muslimchronicle

France's most revered actress Catherine Deneuve declared Tuesday that men should be "free to hit on" women, condemning a new "puritanism" she claimed has been sparked by sexual harassment scandals. She was one of around 100 French women writers, performers and academics who wrote an open letter deploring the wave of "denunciations" that has followed claims that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted andRead more

Weinstein sued for trying to foil probe

Washington - Muslimchronicle

A lawyer who represented actress Paz de la Huerta has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and a former New York prosecutor, alleging they coordinated in a scheme to get the actress to drop her sexual misconduct complaint against the movie mogul. Aaron Filler’s firm, Tensor Law, filed the lawsuit on Friday in Los Angeles against Weinstein, his company andRead more

Haggis accused of abusing four women

New York - Muslimchronicle

Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis is now accused of sexual abuse by four women, according to an amended civil suit filed on Friday in New York. Haggis, who wrote and produced "Crash," and penned the screenplay for "Million Dollar Baby," is also known for his high-profile split almost a decade ago from the Church of Scientology. The allegations against him are theRead more

introspective post-Weinstein awards season

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

A galaxy of stars will descend on Beverly Hills Sunday to honor the best in film and television as the 2018 awards season officially kicks off with the Golden Globes, with the specter of sexual harassment scandals weighing on the party. This year's ceremony is seen as the first big opportunity for Hollywood to speak with one voice against a pervasive cultureRead more

Men in black mocked for flimsy #MeToo support

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Normally ahead of the Golden Globes, the women of Hollywood would be clamoring to find the perfect headline-grabbing dress for the red carpet. Instead, many are planning to sport basic black to Sunday's gala -- a sartorial protest over sexual harassment. Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep and Emma Stone are leading the actresses taking a stand against the avalanche of misconduct allegationsRead more

Weinstein denies blacklisting Ashley Judd

London - Muslimchronicle

Harvey Weinstein on Friday denied barring actresses Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino from working on the movie adaptation of The Lord of the Rings or blacklisting them from further projects. Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual harassment by more than 50 women, including Judd and Sorvino, was responding to remarks by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. Reuters is unable toRead more

Hayek details harrowing ordeal

New York - Muslimchronicle

A-lister Salma Hayek on Wednesday joined the scores of actresses to accuse Harvey Weinstein, alleging that the fallen Hollywood mogul sexually harassed her, subjected her to escalating rage and once threatened to kill her. "For years, he was my monster," the Mexican-born star wrote in an essay published in The New York Times, detailing the torturous production of the 2002 movie "Frida" thatRead more

Weinstein accused of racketeering in class action suit

Washington - AFP

Harvey Weinstein and the eponymous company he co-founded were targeted Wednesday in a new class action lawsuit accusing them of racketeering to cover up a pattern of sexual assault by the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Six female plaintiffs are seeking certification as a class that could represent "hundreds of other women in the entertainment industry" who suffered sexual assault, false imprisonment,Read more