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NEW YORK (AP) — They were honoring stars of Hollywood, the media and literature, but it was longtime activist and MeToo founder Tarana Burke — a name unknown to most people until six months ago — who got the biggest ovation at Variety’s annual Power of Women event on Friday. Burke, who founded the MeToo […]

In a recent interview on Conversations with Maria Menounos, a SiriusXM podcast, Ashanti revealed an incident in which a music producer wanted more than just her music. Hot New Hip Hop, explained how the incident got worse after she said no to multiple advances from this producer. “And once I said ‘no,’ all of a sudden the […]

National News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature’s widening sexual misconduct scandal now includes allegations against a Democratic lawmaker known for her fierce advocacy on women’s issues, including an anti-sexual harassment movement that began sweeping the Capitol last fall. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia said Thursday she’ll fully cooperate with an investigation into an allegation she groped a […]

National News

The U.S. Justice Department has mismanaged several sexual harassment complaints, said a scathing report that resurfaced recently.

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o has revealed that she, too was a victim of Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein’s reign of sexually predatory behavior. The actress wrote an op-ed for The New York Times where she detailed her naiveté in her dealings with Weinstein at the start of her career. She says that on several occasions, Weinstein […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News said Saturday that it has suspended Eric Bolling, co-host of its late-afternoon news program “The Specialists,” while it investigates allegations he sent a lewd photo to co-workers. Word of the suspension came one day after a HuffPost report relying on anonymous sources stated Bolling had sent a lewd photo […]

Blogs

Donald Trump’s latest controversy is something that didn’t really surprise anyone (coming from him) but it did shine a brighter light on the rape and sexual harassment discussion. Trump’s brand of “locker room banter” isn’t exclusive to him. That type of talk has been around since genitals themselves. While not always as extreme, boys often […]