Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) announced his resignation in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday after accusations of sexual
misconduct against him surfaced over the past month and he lost the support of his Democratic colleagues.
The host commended the actor for choosing to still appear on the show after allegations of sexual
misconduct against him surfaced following his Golden Globes win on Sunday.
Not exact matches
According to the DA, the allegations
against Taggard
surfaced 10 years ago and involved criminal sexual
misconduct with underage victims.
The new focus on sexual
misconduct sprang from accusations that
surfaced in October from dozens of women
against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
As long - hidden allegations of sexual
misconduct have
surfaced against industry heavyweights including Weinstein, Amazon Studios chief Roy Price, director Brett Ratner, and most recently, Louis C.K., most have lost jobs, deals and supporters.
When allegations of sexual
misconduct against actor Kevin Spacey
surfaced in late October, renowned film director Ridley Scott was faced with a conundrum: his new film, All the Money in the World, was slated to open mere weeks later, starring Spacey.
Earlier this month, Mayer Brown capital markets partner James Tanenbaum resigned after reports
surfaced that his former firm, Morrison & Foerster, had conducted an internal investigation into allegations of sexual
misconduct against him.
McBroom's allegations first
surfaced in 2007 in the form of a judicial
misconduct complaint
against Kent.