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#metoo 10/18/2018

Comedy Cellar Owner on Louis C.K.: ‘He’s Not Banned by Any Means’“That’s why we have the ‘swim at your own risk’ policy.”

By Megh Wright

women and power 10/15/2018

Nicole Kidman Married Tom Cruise for Love — and Got Protection“I married for love, but being married to an extremely powerful man kept me from being sexually harassed.”

By Nicole Kidman as told to Holly Millea

women and power 10/14/2018

What the Prune Chefs Hoped to Accomplish With the Spotted PigGabrielle Hamilton and Ashley Merriman dreamed of writing the second chapter in the #MeToo story. Instead, they got scorched.

By Maggie Bullock

hillary clinton 10/14/2018

Hillary Clinton Thinks Bill Clinton Didn’t Abuse His Power With Monica LewinskyWhen asked if Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky, she said, “Absolutely not.”

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

harassment 10/12/2018

When Asian Women Are Harassed for Marrying Non-Asian MenOnline groups of Asian men target women like me.

By Celeste Ng

shitty media men 10/11/2018

5 Shitty Media Men Respond to Stephen Elliott’s Lawsuit Against Moira Donegan“I feel like if we all stay silent, then it’s like he’s speaking for us.”

By Ruth Spencer

sexual assault 10/10/2018

Melania Trump Says She Only Believes Assault Survivors If There’s ‘Evidence’The First Lady spoke out about her conditional support of women in a new interview.

By Lisa Ryan

me too 10/8/2018

Rose McGowan Calls Out ‘Douchebags,’ ‘Losers’ of Hollywood’s Time’s Up Movement“How do I explain the fact that I got a GQ Man of the Year award and no women’s magazines and no women’s organizations have supported me?”

By Halle Kiefer

talking to 10/5/2018

5 Women on Being Sexually Assaulted in the Year After #MeTooHas anything changed?

By Anna Silman

timelines 10/5/2018

Our Year of Reckoning: An Exhaustive TimelineA complete accounting of accusations and fallout from the year of #MeToo.

By Lisa Ryan

#metoo 10/3/2018

Connie Chung Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted in Her 20sIn an open letter to Christine Blasey Ford.

By Hunter Harris

hot takes 10/1/2018

Donald Trump Jr. Says Kavanaugh Hearings Make Him Worried … for His Sons“When I see what’s going on right now, it’s scary.”

By Madeleine Aggeler

#metoo 9/25/2018

Ian Buruma Out at The New York Review of Books (Updated)Several prominent contributors have since signed a letter in support of him.

By Gabriella Paiella

protests 9/24/2018

The Most Powerful Scenes From Today’s #BelieveSurvivors ProtestsPeople across the country walked out of their schools and offices to show their support for Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez.

By Madeleine Aggeler

protests 9/24/2018

Why You Should Consider Walking Out in Solidarity With Christine Ford TodayAt 1 p.m., people across the country are wearing black and walking out of work or school in support of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers.

By Madeleine Aggeler

#believesurvivors 9/23/2018

Alyssa Milano Shares Why She Didn’t Report Her Sexual AssaultShe wrote an essay on why she didn’t report the sexual assault she experienced as a teen, and rebuked Donald Trump’s comments about Christine Ford.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

sexual assault 9/21/2018

Oh Good, Here’s Casey Affleck Talking About #MeToo AgainHe says he’s learned to “listen.”

By Madeleine Aggeler

idgi???? 9/17/2018

Literally What Is Sean Penn Even Saying About #MeTooAn exhaustive attempt to understand what this man meant when he said #MeToo was “shouldered” by a “receptacle of the salacious.”

By Kelly Conaboy

london fashion week 9/16/2018

Rose McGowan Walked in Nicholas Kirkwood’s #MeToo Fashion ShowShe also shared her feelings on the progress of the #MeToo movement over the last year.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

silenced by a hashtag 9/16/2018

I Was Admired By All, But Then an Angry Mob Came for Me!“My accusers won’t even acknowledge me or check up on me, to see if I’m okay.”

By Heather Havrilesky

#metoo 9/15/2018

What I Know About Jian GhomeshiIt’s exactly what his new essay is trying to make us forget.

By Ruth Spencer

bad men 9/14/2018

Quit Using Lolita To Absolve Your Guilt, John HockenberryHe gets Nabokov’s novel all wrong.

By Sarah Weinman

sexual misconduct 9/9/2018

Les Moonves Out at CBS Amid New Wave of Sexual Assault AllegationsAttorneys are reportedly finalizing the deal for his departure.

By Lisa Ryan

sexual misconduct 9/9/2018

The 3 Biggest Bombshells From the New Les Moonves Sexual Abuse InvestigationThe former head of CBS is accused of forcing women to perform oral sex on him and being physically violent.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

power 9/5/2018

17 Women Talk About Being Left Behind by #MeTooWe spoke with women from dozens of industries who remain unable to report sexual abuse and harassment.

By Bernice Yeung

matt lauer 9/4/2018

Matt Lauer Spotted Cruising Toward A Wave Of Irony On His Boat Named ResilientWas “Tone Deaf” stuck in dry dock?

By Jordan Crucchiola

harvey weinstein 8/31/2018

Former Producer Accuses NBC of Trying to Stop Weinstein Reporting“I was ordered to stop, not to interview this woman, and to stand down on the story altogether.”

By Anne Victoria Clark

metoo 8/30/2018

What Happened to the Women Louis C.K. Harassed?He made his comeback this week. But what about them?

By Madeleine Aggeler

time's up 8/30/2018

Will Woody Allen’s Movie Starring Timothée Chalamet Ever Come Out?Though it’s finished filming, A Rainy Day in New York has no set release date.

By Sarah Nechamkin

#metoo 8/28/2018

Louis C.K. Returns to Stand-up for First Time Since Sexual-Misconduct AdmissionAccording to the New York Times, the crowd at the Comedy Cellar gave the comedian “an ovation even before he began.”

By Halle Kiefer

me too 8/27/2018

Oh Great. Matt Lauer Says He’ll ‘Be Back on TV’The former NBC anchor told fans that he will be making his way back to television.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

metoo 8/27/2018

Who Is Rain Dove, the Model at the Center of the Asia Argento Allegations?What to know about the newest person at the center of the Asia Argento sexual-assault allegations.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

#metoo 8/23/2018

Here’s How #MeToo Leaders Are Responding to the Asia Argento AllegationsRose McGowan, Rosanna Arquette, and Tarana Burke refuse to let it damage the movement.

By Amanda Arnold

sexual assault 8/21/2018

Police Are Looking Into Sexual-Assault Allegations Against Asia ArgentoThey have not yet “located any police report alleging criminal activity.”

By Sarah Nechamkin

#metoo 8/20/2018

Rose McGowan Says She Is ‘Heartbroken’ Over Asia Argento AllegationsShe responded to claims that Argento sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy on Monday morning.

By Amanda Arnold

me too 8/20/2018

The Asia Argento Assault Allegations Shouldn’t Undermine #MeTooThe actress reportedly paid $380,000 to settle a claim that she sexually assaulted a 17-year-old.

By Lisa Ryan

sexual assault 8/19/2018

Asia Argento Reportedly Made a Deal With Own Sexual Assault AccuserA New York Times report finds the actress paid her accuser $380,000 after she allegedly assaulted him when he was 17.

By Halle Kiefer

sexual assault 8/16/2018

Life After Accusing Nick Carter of Rape Has Been Hell, Melissa Schuman Says“My abuser has a slew of fans, people who support him no matter what. And they’ve made it their life’s mission to destroy me.”

By Amanda Arnold

#metoo 8/15/2018

Taylor Swift Gets Emotional Onstage While Addressing Her Sexual Assault“This is the day the jury sided in my favor and said that they believed me.”

By Halle Kiefer

the reckoning 8/9/2018

Vanessa Carlton on #MeToo and What’s Changed Since 2002The piano pop star has remade herself as an indie singer-songwriter.

By Emily Sundberg

transparency 8/7/2018

Trace Lysette Not Suprised Jeffrey Tambor Still Working After #MeToo AllegationsThe Transparent actress, who accused Tambor of sexual harassment last year, says she’s “used to people not wanting to believe” the trans community.

By Sarah Nechamkin

the harvey weinstein case 8/2/2018

Weinstein Will Be Allowed to Use Alleged Victim’s Emails in Rape CaseHis lawyers will argue that romantic emails between Weinstein and an unnamed accuser are grounds for a dismissal of first-degree rape charges.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

democratic donor drama 8/1/2018

Gillibrand Doesn’t Care If Dem Donors Are Mad About How She Handled Al Franken“If standing up for women who have been wronged makes George Soros mad, that’s on him.”

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

#metoo 7/31/2018

What It Means to Need Men Like Stephen ColbertIt’s an unfortunate truism that powerful men tend to listen to other powerful men.

By Anna Silman

witch things 7/31/2018

The Charmed Cast Says Disgraced CBS Exec Has the Original ‘Book of Shadows’And the Charmed Ones want it back.

By Anna Silman

sexual harassment 7/27/2018

Chloe Dykstra Speaks Out After AMC Reinstates Chris HardwickShe says she never participated in the network’s investigation and just wants to move on with her life.

By Anne Victoria Clark

#metoo 7/19/2018

140 Sexual Abuse Survivors United to Accept a Courage Award TogetherThey were all victims of doctor Larry Nassar.

By Sarah Spellings

metoo 7/17/2018

When Men Decide It’s Time to Say SorryWhat to do with the spontaneous apologies that have followed in the wake of #MeToo?

By Katy Schneider

#metoo 7/13/2018

Weinstein Admits to Offering Jobs in Exchange for SexHe has returned with a defensive interview.

By Hunter Harris

#metoo 7/13/2018

Celebrities Pen Open Letter Defending Asia Argento Against Misogynist TrollsThe actress and #MeToo advocate has been subject to “vicious cyberbullying and repulsive slander” in the wake of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain’s death.

By Anna Silman