"Assault allegations" refers to claims or accusations made by someone that another person has physically harmed or threatened to harm them intentionally or unlawfully.
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Brown University became the third school in recent days to revoke an honarary degree from Bill Cosby in the wake of sex
assault allegations against the embattled comedian.
As the stars in Hollywood gathered at the Golden Globes under the shadow of the recent wave of sexual
assault allegations in Hollywood — and the #TimesUp movement — many of those watching closely from home were quick to use social media to call out the men in the room who had made questionable headlines over the years, and proudly stood in solidarity with the women of Hollywood on Globes night.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Nassau County's district attorney as a special prosecutor to
investigate assault allegations against former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
But late on Monday, hours after Ms. Nixon jumped into the race, Mr. Cuomo did make a splash of his own: directing the state attorney general to review the Manhattan district attorney's handling of a 2015 sexual
assault allegation into Harvey Weinstein.
At issue this time is Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to redefine «consent» for adjudicating sexual
assault allegations on college campuses.
«They remain silent amid sexual
assault allegations involving Steve Wynn, one of their party's most senior officials,» spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said in a statement.
Actress Katherine MCKee, who appeared on The Bill Cosby Show in 1971, came forward with her sex
assault allegations last year (Dec14), claiming the...
Released the week after numerous sexual harassment and
assault allegations started to surface against Harvey Weinstein, the US film producer and former film studio executive, I should not perhaps be shocked by the extent of the problem revealed by these reports.
The sexual
assault allegations come in the middle of a reckoning that began with allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, leading to hundreds of women coming forward with their own allegations against dozens of powerful and high - profile men.
I had a discussion afterwards that in the light of publicly
recent assault allegations and allegations of bad dates / unwanted touching / unwelcomed advances... some people question women's behavior (unfairly bc why aren't they equally questioning the men?)
Not one of the night's presenters or honorees mentioned the sex - abuse scandal that's been spreading through the industry since harassment and
assault allegations surfaced last month against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Further, Weinstein's estranged wife Georgina Chapman is a judge on a current and upcoming season of «Project Runway: All Stars,» both of which were shot prior to the sexual
assault allegations becoming public.
Jon tweeted «Strange that Gary Oldman didn't thank his publicist for keeping all of those domestic
violence assault allegations from getting too much coverage this awards season #Oscars»
Bill Cosby's longtime onscreen wife Phylicia Rashad has come out swinging against the sexual
assault allegations dogging her former co-star, saying they are part... Read More
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, the special prosecutor tapped to
probe assault allegations against former State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, called the allegations «extremely disturbing» and pledged Thursday to conduct a thorough, fair and swift investigation.
First, James Franco saw his runaway train of an awards season derail
when assault allegations arose just as Oscar voters were turning in their ballots.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will resign after The New Yorker published a piece outlining
graphic assault allegations from four women against the second - term Democrat.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into UB's handling of a sexual
assault allegation lodged earlier this year.
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.
Scarborough also made mention of Thanksgiving football before pivoting to discuss the sexual
assault allegations aimed at Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
The press conference was held less than 24 hours after a top Cuomo administration counsel, Alphonso David, sharply criticized Vance's handling of the sexual
assault allegations leveled against Harvey Weinstein as the administration and Manhattan DA's office argued over jurisdiction in the Schneiderman investigation.
In a press release announcing Treanor's resignation, David Runciman, a Claremont Partners director, said the public revelation of the sex
assault allegation smacked of being «a smear campaign.»
Director Ridley Scott found himself in similar waters with his latest movie, «All the Money in the World,» as sexual
assault allegations began to stack up against star Kevin Spacey.
TJ Miller can currently be seen — well, technically, heard — in theaters in Ready Player One, and will next star in Deadpool 2, both productions which declined to replace him after sexual
assault allegations emerged last year, decisions which have already aged super well and will only look better over time, I'm sure.
We will say, though, that with all of the sexual harrassment and
assault allegations going around about Hollywood figures like Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and others, this series couldn't be more timely if it tried.
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, which rocked Hollywood after bringing down the disgraced movie producer after sexual
assault allegations spanning decades came to light, also brought to light the alleged behaviours of former Tinseltown kings such as Kevin Spacey and Ryan Seacrest.
The premiere was dominated by warm praise for the efforts of director Ridley Scott, who managed to revamp the thriller in six weeks, completely cutting star Kevin Spacey from the film following sexual harassment and
assault allegations waged against the actor.
But with his film All the Money in the World, Ridley Scott is excising a person: The director is spending millions of dollars (of the studio Sony's money) to totally cut out Kevin Spacey, the subject of many sexual -
assault allegations who has seen his vaunted reputation obliterated in recent weeks.
But first, Kate Erbland, an editor at IndieWire, stops by to discuss a series of sexual
assault allegations affecting both the national theater chain Alamo Drafthouse and the long - running pop culture website Ain't It Cool News.
The case before Frank involves a historic sexual
assault allegation where the plaintiff is claiming abuse as a teenager, says Anna Matas, one of the lawyers at Lerners who took on the role of amicus curiae.
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