Tag: Sexual Harassment

New Developments in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Jimmie Allen, The Country Music Singer

Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault and rape. Updated as of 3/18/2024 at 2:15p.m. PT: Country music star Jimmie Allen can breath a little easier as it’s just been announced he’s no longer at the center of the bombshell sexual abuse lawsuit filed against him by his former manager. Oscar Winner, Regina […]

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Horrifying New Allegations Emerge Against Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard

Dolton, Ill., Mayor Tiffany Henyard is facing new disturbing allegations after weeks of speculation around her reported misuse of taxpayer dollars. ‘The Good Wife’ Alum Cush Jumbo On Murder Mystery Show ‘Criminal Record’, Reveals Her Weapon of Choice Off English According to NBC Chicago, the Illinois Department of Human Rights is investigating sexual harassment and […]

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Diddy Accused Of Sexual Harassment Again?? Here Are The Latest Details.

Photo: MEGA (Getty Images) Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal problems just keep getting worse. On Monday, the music mogul was sued in federal court by a producer who worked on his latest album “The Love Album: Off the Grid.” Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones stated in the lawsuit that he lived and traveled with Combs from September […]

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More Bad News For Diddy: Music Producer Alleges Diddy Sexually Harassed Him. Details Are Here

Photo: MEGA (Getty Images) Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal problems just keep getting worse. On Monday, the music mogul was sued in federal court by a producer who worked on his latest album “The Love Album: Off the Grid.” Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones stated in the lawsuit that he lived and traveled with Combs from September […]

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Former Def Jam Recordings Executive Drew Dixon Is Coming for Russell Simmons… Again!

Photo: Jeff Kravitz (Getty Images) Former Def Jam Recordings executive Drew Dixon has alleged for years that she was raped by Russell Simmons in 1995. Now, Dixon is suing him. On Thursday, she filed a lawsuit in New York’s state Supreme Court that says Simmons enacted a “concerted and malicious campaign to discredit her.” In […]

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Chuck Close’s Final Works to Go on Display at Pace Gallery

Ever since Chuck Close was accused of sexual harassment in 2017, the painter — who died four years later — has largely been sidelined by the art world, with his work rarely appearing in solo museum and gallery shows. But his longtime gallerist, Arne Glimcher, has always stood by Close, and now he has organized […]

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Trump Should Have a Man as a Running Mate

Whoever Donald Trump chooses as his running mate, please let it not be a woman. Perhaps you think it’s beside the point to worry over this. But before writing off the vice presidency as a distraction, remember, three years ago, his vice president stood between democracy and autocracy, after he noticed at the very last […]

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Remember That Indicted Trump Valet? He Hates Women Just As Much as His Boss

Targeting Carroll specifically is what ultimately landed Trump in legal trouble, Kaplan explained. In her deposition, Carroll alleged she had also been assaulted by television executive Les Moonves in Los Angeles in the mid-1990s. In 2018, multiple other women accused Moonves of sexual assault. He stepped down as CEO of CBS and denied all of […]

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Andrew Cuomo Behaved Worse Toward Women Than We Even Knew

“I’ve been on the border, I’ve talked to the border agents. Even the border agents themselves are scratching their heads, but these are good Americans, and they’re trying to obey their boss—but they don’t agree with that policy either,” Stitt began. “Of course, the National Guard soldiers are Texans and Oklahomans and Tennessee folks. These […]

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Andrew Cuomo Behaved Worse Toward Women Than We Even Knew

“I’ve been on the border, I’ve talked to the border agents. Even the border agents themselves are scratching their heads, but these are good Americans, and they’re trying to obey their boss—but they don’t agree with that policy either,” Stitt began. “Of course, the National Guard soldiers are Texans and Oklahomans and Tennessee folks. These […]

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Andrew Cuomo Sexually Harassed Even More Women Than Initially Reported

“I’ve been on the border, I’ve talked to the border agents. Even the border agents themselves are scratching their heads, but these are good Americans, and they’re trying to obey their boss—but they don’t agree with that policy either,” Stitt began. “Of course, the National Guard soldiers are Texans and Oklahomans and Tennessee folks. These […]

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Cuomo Created ‘Sexually Hostile’ Workplace, Says Justice Department

The Department of Justice concluded that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York and his executive staff subjected female employees to a “sexually hostile work environment,” and then retaliated against several who complained, according to a settlement announced on Friday. The findings appear to largely substantiate the investigation of the New York attorney general, […]

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The N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Could Test the #MeToo Movement’s Staying Power

Roughly six years ago, as the #MeToo movement gathered steam, a credible allegation of sexual misconduct could end a political career. Al Franken, a U.S. senator of Minnesota, was forced to resign. A Democratic colleague in the House, John Conyers of Michigan, was forced out days earlier. Three Republican congressmen also stepped down: Blake Farenthold […]

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Scott Stringer Explores Run Against Eric Adams for N.Y.C. Mayor

Scott M. Stringer, the former New York City comptroller and 2021 mayoral candidate, said on Thursday that he would form an exploratory committee and begin raising funds for a possible primary challenge against Mayor Eric Adams next year. The move caught much of the city’s Democratic establishment by surprise and signaled the start of a […]

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China’s Population Shrank Again in 2023 as Births Continue to Fall 

China’s ruling Communist Party is facing a national emergency. To fix it, the party wants more women to more have babies. It has offered them sweeteners, like cheaper housing, tax benefits and cash. It has also invoked patriotism, calling on them to be “good wives and mothers.” The efforts aren’t working. Chinese women have been […]

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New President of the National Association of Realtors Abruptly Resigns

The president of the embattled National Association of Realtors has resigned, just four months into her tenure. Tracy Kasper is the second president to abruptly step down from N.A.R. — an organization that has seen its power and influence wane in recent months in the wake of losing a major antitrust lawsuit and amid allegations […]

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SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, NLRB Says

Federal labor officials accused the rocket company SpaceX on Wednesday of illegally firing eight employees for circulating a letter critical of the company’s founder and chief executive, Elon Musk. According to a complaint issued by a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board, the company fired the employees in 2022 for calling on SpaceX […]

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Black Hollywood’s Biggest Scandals, Surprises of 2023

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer (Getty Images) So 2023 was quite the year. It felt like every week we were dealing with a sexual assault lawsuit, a shocking breakup, or an unexpected medical scare. While this probably wasn’t crazier than any other year, it sure felt like we were overwhelmed with celebrity scandals and surprises. Just in […]

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National Association of Realtors Loses Its Grip on Real Estate Industry

The staff members of the National Association of Realtors, the largest professional organization in the United States, were in a panic. Two days before the group’s national convention, they had set up 400 exhibition booths and were expecting nearly 12,000 people to arrive for three days of speakers, training sessions and networking. But now they […]

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Public Letter Defends Depardieu After Assault Allegations

Over 50 actors, artists and other celebrities in France have issued a letter ardently defending Gérard Depardieu, the actor accused of sexual harassment and assault, calling him the victim of a “lynching” and arguing that he should be able to continue working despite a storm of criticism. “We can no longer remain silent in the […]

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France’s President Condemns ‘Manhunt’ Against Gérard Depardieu

President Emmanuel Macron of France this week condemned what he called a “manhunt” targeting Gérard Depardieu, the embattled French actor whose worldwide fame has been tarnished in recent years by allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Macron’s comments, which prompted swift criticism, came after a documentary that aired in France this month showed the actor […]

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Lawyer Says Lizzo Is Trying to ‘Shift Blame to the Victims’ in Racial and Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Before 2023 comes to an end, Lizzo is making a big move in the racial and sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former wardrobe stylist Asha Daniels. According to Deadline, on Friday, the Grammy winner’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The “Truth Hurts”artist’s lawyer, Marty Singer, […]

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Lawyer Says Lizzo Is Trying to ‘Shift Blame to the Victims’ in Harassment Lawsuit

Before 2023 comes to an end, Lizzo is making a big move in the racial and sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former wardrobe stylist Asha Daniels. According to Deadline, on Friday, the Grammy winner’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The “Truth Hurts”artist’s lawyer, Marty Singer, […]

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Will Jonathan Majors Get a Second Chance Like These White Actors?

For the last few years, Jonathan Majors’ career has been on a meteoric rise. Memorable roles in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Lovecraft Country” and “The Harder They Fall” led to him making the major jump to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was cast as Kang the Conqueror, the big bad for […]

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Activision Blizzard to settle CA sexual harassment case for $50M

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Activision Blizzard has reportedly entered into an agreement with the California Civil Rights Department to settle its 2021 case into the company’s alleged culture of sexual harassment. The initial allegations that the […]

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Women at Fast-Growing Realty Firm Say They Were Drugged and Assaulted

The closing night party at the annual conference of eXp Realty was — in the company’s own words — “epic.” The $2 billion company is one of the fastest growing brokerages in the world, with nearly 90,000 agents. And on this night in October, eXp was showing off. Inside the Omnia nightclub at Caesar’s Palace […]

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How Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations Derailed a Progressive Challenger’s Congressional Campaign

From there, they said, Perlera grew bolder: coming up behind them and rubbing their shoulders while they sat at their desks, and pressing his body against theirs when they got up to move around the office. “It was very much like wanting to take any opportunity that he could to, I feel like, put his […]

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In and Out of the Courtroom, O’Connor Inspired a Generation of Women

When Laney Serface was a young girl growing up in Northern California, she pinned a news article about Sandra Day O’Connor among the ephemera of theater tickets and photographs on her bulletin board. “She sat in one of the highest positions in our government, and that made me feel like I could, too,” said Ms. […]

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Citi Executive Sues the Bank Over Sexual Harassment

The bank asked Ms. Lindsey about their ties in 2019 during an investigation into some of Mr. Singh’s personal financial transactions, including one involving her. Citi did not report any financial wrongdoing by either one to regulators. Ms. Lindsey said at the time that the two were just friends, according to Mr. Costiglio, the Citi […]

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Fashion Photographer Terry Richardson Accused of Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit

While Mr. Richardson was photographing Ms. Portillo topless, the model contends that the photographer began posing with her, touching her breasts and pressing his exposed penis up against her body; eventually Mr. Richardson “forcibly inserted his penis into her mouth, and ordered her to perform oral sex on him,” while she repeatedly said “no.” According […]

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Former Bad Boy President Harve Pierre Accused of Sexual Assault, Harassment

Sean “Diddy” Combs may have settled the sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, but another scandal revolving around a former Bad Boy executive is already making headlines. According to Rolling Stone, a former assistant has filed a lawsuit accusing the company’s former president, Harve Pierre, of sexual assault and sexual harassment. […]

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