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The AWJF chose to honor Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd and all women who spoke out against sexual harassment with the EDA Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry.

The shakeup marks another newsroom scandal at the paper that sparked the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment with its investigation of the disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

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Smith, previously Minnesota's lieutenant governor, was appointed to serve as her state's senator following the resignation of Al Franken, who became embroiled in controversy after several women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him.

WEINSTEIN NDAs: The Weinstein Co, which failed in the wake of sexual harassment claims against co-founder Harvey Weinstein, filed for bankruptcy yesterday with plans to sell its entertainment assets.

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.»

Kirsten Gillibrand, 51, has often spoken out against sexual assault and harassment, and with many allegations coming to light in 2017, Gillibrand has been an advocate for those coming forward.

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.

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.

Reacting to a report in which 27 women came forward with new sexual harassment claims against Rose, King said she still considers her former cohost a «friend.»

Weinstein is embroiled in an ongoing sexual harassment scandal, with actresses including Cara Delevingne, Ashley Judd, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow speaking out against the mogul's alleged behavior.

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.

The week ended with sexual harassment allegations against venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck which has continued to spiral deeper into the industry this week around the permissive role others played in allowing the behavior over many years.

We decided to start our list with O'Reilly because his departure from Fox helped set the stage for reports against Harvey Weinstein — which, in turn, helped raise awareness around the #MeToo movement and kick off the reckoning around sexual harassment and assault that continues to this day, in Hollywood, Washington, and around the country.

Carlson is not alone: Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer who came out publicly against her employer alleging sexual harassment, is also working with members of the California State Assembly to pass legislation to eliminate forced arbitration, which prevented Fowler from coming forward about sexual harassment at Uber until after she quit.

Verizon is investigating complaints of sexual harassment filed by eight women against a Memphis firm it contracts with for shipping of cellphones.

As waves of sexual - harassment allegations crash against the shores of work culture, now is a good time to support women — even robots with female personas like Alexa.

After weeks of turmoil over his affair with a former staffer and a sexual harassment complaint made against him, Barnaby Joyce has stepped down as Nationals leader and Deputy PM.

Three women who worked with Charlie Rose filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Friday against CBS News and the television journalist, seeking unspecified damages.

The bipartisan Ethics Committee deadlocked, with a vote of 4 to 4, over whether there was enough evidence to show that McLaughlin had violated the Assembly rules against sexual harassment.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said last week he thinks it's a «great idea» to have the government force private companies that do business with the city to disclose the number of claims of sexual harassment against their employees.

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.

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.

Gillibrand was the first senator to formally call for the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) after seven different women came out with sexual harassment allegations against him.

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.

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.

In 2012, he weathered criticism for his decision to approve a confidential settlement with two of former staffers to Assemblyman Vito Lopez after the women leveled sexual harassment charges against the Brooklyn legislator.

Republicans said the ballot moniker clashed with Democrats» support of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) after he approved a secret settlement of sexual harassment claims against former lawmaker Vito Lopez.

The porn star named in bombshell sexual - harassment lawsuits filed by female softball players against their coach at a Christian college is aghast that her life - advice chats with the team are...

As Silver continues to face heat over his effort to keep quiet sexual harassment allegations made against now ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the speaker sat down with women members of his Democratic conference.

WBFO News asked to conduct an interview with Hochul following her UB appearance to question her about the recent lawsuit involving a sexual harassment case against Sam Hoyt, former head of the region's Empire State Development Corp..

After past missteps in dealing with sexual harassment scandals, the Assembly leadership moved swiftly against Wozniak.

A group of Democrats including members of the Congressional Black Caucus is privately urging Rep. John Conyers to resign after a third former staffer went public with allegations of sexual harassment against the longtime Michigan Democrat.

Three NFL Network analysts have been suspended after Jami Cantor, a former wardrobe stylist at the network, filed a complaint against NFL Enterprises alleging sexual harassment by several men while she was employed with the company.

Sexual harassment victims can call Rossein or another lawyer at his firm, Susan Ritz, with complaints against members of the Assembly.

Silver warned in a letter on Wednesday that he is implementing further sanctions against Kellner due to additional allegations of sexual harassment and other violations, including trying to interefere with an ethics survey and continuing to employ an intern.

About an hour before the start of the debate, Trump struck back against mounting condemnation by holding a news conference with women who have accused Clinton's husband of sexual harassment.

McLaughlin is the latest state lawmaker to face allegations of sexual harassment, a wave that began in 2012 with accusation against then - powerful Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, ultimately sweeping up other lawmakers from both parties.

Celebrity photographer Terry Richardson has reportedly been blacklisted from working with magazines including Vogue, GQ and Glamour after years of weathering sexual harassment allegations against him.

The allegations against now former Hollywood studio mogul Harvey Weinstein keep piling up, with claims now including not «just» sexual harassment, but also rape.

Those who commit sexual harassment against anybody should be dealt with severely.

The New York Times reported Saturday that at least one sexual harassment allegation against Lopez was settled in part with public funds prior to his censure.

And he says at a time of rising corruption convictions, which include the indictment of both leaders of the legislature in 2015, JCOPE's number of actual investigations has been low, and with the exception of a $ 300,000 fine against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, accused of sexual harassment, the fines have been «meager» and often directed at small community organizations that don't have the money to pay the fines.

«There are a number of things in this policy that I'm very proud of that I'd like to see in every sexual harassment policy, including the private sector,» said Rossein, who has since been retained by the Assembly as an outside counsel to investigate complaints against members, in an interview with Gotham Gazette.

In the contacts she alleges she had with Van Doran, the OGS attorney, Cater claims she laid out the sexual harassment allegations against Hoyt.

The National Organization of Women and the good - government group Common Cause formally asked the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics to look into the circumstances surrounding Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's handling of sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, and Silver's decision to quietly settle an earlier complaint against the Brooklyn Democrat with a $ 103,000 payment.

Attorney Gloria Allred says she's cooperating with JCOPE as it investigates the sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez and why Speaker Silver authorized the payment of $ 103,000 in public money to settle the case.

The Liberal Democrats have launched an immediate review into its procedures for dealing with harassment allegations after a number of women made claims of sexual impropriety against the party's former chief executive.

About a week later, Mendez - Santiago's former secretary filed suit against him, charging the former commissioner with sexual harassment and discrimination.

The floodgates opened with a New York Times story about sexual harassment accusations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who has since been accused of raping multiple women and is now being investigated by multiple police agencies.

The package would also impact the private sector, with one bill seeking to codify in law that sexual harassment is an unlawful and discriminatory practice and ensure that employees of small businesses can bring claims against their employers.