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Women's rights activists detained for planning to demonstrate against sexual harassment on public transport, Reuters
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Andrea Mackris and Rebecca Gomez Diamond, both of whom reached sexual harassment settlements with Bill O'Reilly, have joined a defamation lawsuit against the former host and Fox News on Wednesday, asserting that statements that he and the network made «depicted them as liars, political operatives and extortionists.»
When he's not pretending to be sneezed on, Holiday is the marketing strategist for American Apparel, the made - in - the - U.S.A. clothing company that has become better known for its racy ads and the sexual harassment lawsuits levied against CEO Dov Charney than its workaday T - shirts.
At rallies on Friday, Trump attacked the credibility and appearance of his accusers and railed against the press, blaming the sexual harassment accusations on a media conspiracy to bring down his campaign.
In the past, models and celebrities who worked with the photographer accused him of creating a sexually hostile environment on set, encouraging provocative poses, and sexual assault and harassment, according to a comprehensive list of the allegations leveraged against Richardson compiled by Complex.
Then on Friday, Greta Van Susteren followed suit, saying she too regrets not believing her former colleague Gretchen Carlson's now - settled sexual harassment claims against ex-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.
The video, purportedly a promotion for a new show Loesch will begin hosting on NRA TV this month, appeared to be a play on the «Time's Up» movement, a Hollywood - led protest against workplace sexual harassment and misconduct.
Bloom, a lawyer who built a reputation on representing women in high - profile sexual harassment cases against powerful men, came under fire from critics.
Earlier on Tuesday, Deadline reported that Apple pulled the plug on an Elvis Presley biopic, apparently abandoning a development deal for the film with The Weinstein Company over the recent deluge of sexual harassment allegations against that production company's co-founder, Harvey Weinstein.
The New York Times first reported on the allegations made against Burns Strider — and that he was fired years later from a Clinton - aligned super PAC for sexual harassment.
On Friday, The New York Daily News reported that she filed a $ 12 million sexual harassment lawsuit against him.
Charney was never charged or convicted for the sexual harassment claims brought against him, which included allegations from American Apparel board members that he kept kept graphic photographs of him having sex with staff members on company computers.
An article on Tuesday about reaction on social media to sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein quoted incorrectly from comments the HBO comedy host John Oliver made about the actor Casey Affleck.
LOS ANGELES Hollywood actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her movie career after she refused his sexual advances.
American actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her career after she refused his sexual...
Ashley Judd filed a lawsuit against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Monday for sexual harassment, defamation...
Facebook COO and LeanIn.Org founder Sheryl Sandberg called on colleagues to speak up against sexual harassment, adding that there needs to be consequences for those who tolerate it.
Many of the International Women's Day events on Thursday powerfully echoed the #MeToo movement that has mobilized women against sexual violence and workplace harassment.
Judd was one of the first women in October 2017 to make an on - the - record allegation of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, which soon afterward evolved into the social media #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- Hollywood actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her movie career after she refused his sexual advances.
Following horrific allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and rape against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, actress Alyssa Milano posted this on Twitter, «If all the women who have been sexually harassed...
BE has written at least a couple of articles on the accusations against him and some of his students (rape, sexual harassment, coercion...).
Former NYC Comptroller and Rep. Liz Holtzman: «Now, in light of the torrent of accusations against powerful men both in government and out, it is a good time for New York City government — which prides itself on being one of the most progressive in the U.S. — to undertake a thorough assessment of its own practices on sexual harassment.»
Morgan Stanley officials briefed on the process say that amid a national outcry over sexual harassment, the bank had little choice but to fire former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. after it learned of an allegation against him, even though the charge was never corroborated.
Matthew Masterson, legislative liaison for the county legislature, said that the body had no comment on the sexual harassment allegations against McLaughlin.
Washington - based lawyer Les Alderman has represented victims in several workplace discrimination lawsuits on Capitol Hill, including a sexual harassment case against a Texas congressman.
A leading Democratic lawmaker on the House Judiciary Committee says the House Ethics Committee should investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. John Conyers, D - Mich.
On Wednesday, Heastie wrote that the committee had revised its initial ruling and directed that McLaughlin receive a letter of admonition, saying that he violated the chamber's policies against sexual harassment, and stop publicly naming his accuser.
During a news conference at the East Greenbush Public Library on Monday afternoon, Doran highlighted how she has recently been on the front lines in the fight against sexual harassment during her time in the Rensselaer County Legislature, introducing resolutions to address and combat workplace harassment.
The House Ethics Committee on Friday announced it has launched an investigation into sexual harassment allegations leveled against Rep. Ruben Kihuen.
He declined to comment on the allegations of sexual harassment against McLaughlin, or how the permanent staff has reacted to these allegations.
Read Nick Clegg's full statement on the sexual harassment allegations against Lord Rennard, unedited and in full.
But Cuomo would not say whether he agrees with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on whether President Donald Trump should resign because of sexual harassment and assault allegations first made against him last year.
He said he couldn't comment on whether he had learned of any sexual - harassment allegations by any of his staffers, including against him.
Silver, who would become the longest - serving speaker in state history next year, has survived previous ethical scandals, including widespread complaints over his handling of sexual harassment charges against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez and the earlier conviction of his top aide, Michael Boxley, on a charge of sexual misconduct.
Last week, state Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx), leader of the Independent Democratic Conference that shares power with Republicans in the State Senate, confirmed that the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics is investigating a sexual harassment claim against him.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo threw more than just one lifeline to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Thursday as he faces continuing questions over how he and his top deputies handled sexual harassment complaints against Assemblyman Vito Lopez..
NBC was slammed on Twitter Wednesday after it conducted an internal investigation into how the network handled allegations of sexual harassment against Matt Lauer and found there is «no evidence» any NBC senior executives knew about Lauer's behavior.
A police inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against the former Lib Dem chief executive Lord Rennard has been dropped due to insufficient evidence, Scotland Yard said on Thursday.
Now that the incredibly creepy sexual harassment allegations against New York State Assemblyman Vito Lopez have been made public, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver can't exactly sit by and do nothing — even if that's what he reportedly did while the alleged abuse was going on.
The allegations against Klein come at a time when government officials across the nation are being urged to focus on sexual harassment and how to combat it.
Former President Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE both denounced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday as allegations of rape and sexual harassment increased against the prominent Democratic donor.
According to a series of letters released Wednesday by the Ethics Committee, the first sexual harassment complaint against McLaughlin was received on June 15, 2016.
Former Lib Dem chief executive was suspended on January 20 after failing to apologise to a number of women who had made sexual harassment complaints against him despite Nick Clegg telling him: «No apology, no whip».
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Democrat, and Senator Jeffrey Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of renegade Democrats who often collaborate with the Republicans, also signaled their willingness on Tuesday to tighten policies against workplace sexual harassment.
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday signed 11 bills that aim to bolster protections against sexual harassment — both for municipal and private employees.
The Lopez scandal, which includes claims of sexual harassment made against him by two other women, is the subject of probes by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics and Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan who is acting as a special prosecutor.
Schneiderman — a powerful Democrat who filed lawsuits against President Donald Trump, himself accused of sexual misconduct, and a sexual harassment lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein — announced his resignation on Monday night.
ALBANY — The two former legislative aides at the heart of a sexual harassment scandal in the New York State Assembly settled their legal claims on Thursday against the disgraced former Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez and the recently deposed speaker, Sheldon Silver.
A leading Democratic lawmaker on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, says the House Ethics Committee should investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. John Conyers, of Michigan, and the committee apparently is heeding that call.