In June, actress Chloe Dykstra published a lengthy essay in which she accused an ex-boyfriend of sexually and emotionally abusing her while they were together, and while she didn’t give the man’s name, it was clear from references to him being a “successful podcaster” and “powerhouse CEO of his own company” that…

Asia Argento’s lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, has released a lengthy statement regarding the recent New York Times investigation into allegations that the actor agreed to pay $380,000 to Jimmy Bennett, a former co-star who claims Argento sexually assaulted him in 2013 when he was 17 years old. In the statement, titled “Asia…

It’s a popular day for critiques of ScreenJunkies’ much-watched, much-annoyed-by Honest Trailers series of internet videos; earlier today, the company released a Deadpool-themed (and starring) lighthearted takedown of its own practices. Now, the series’ fired creator is offering up some of his own, rather heavier,…

Actress and professional cosplayer Chloe Dykstra has published a lengthy autobiographical essay on her Medium account, in which she accuses an unnamed ex-boyfriend of sexually and emotionally abusing her throughout the entire tenure of their long-term relationship. In the post, Dykstra says she’s not “intending to…

Today in, “I don’t think that means what you think it means,” Woody Allen says in a new interview that he should be “the poster boy for the #MeToo Movement”—which he kind of already is, as an example of a powerful man whose career has continued unabated despite allegations of sexual abuse. Allen doesn’t mean it like…

On the day when copiously alleged sexual predator Harvey Weinstein was indicted for rape among other crimes, The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah asked Tarana Burke, if such news “brings [her] joy.” Burke, who founded the #MeToo movement to give voice to survivors of sexual violence over a decade ago, explained patiently that…

Sarah Silverman’s been choosing empathy over antagonizing as of late, with her Hulu series I Love You, America finding the foul-mouthed comedian working to find common ground with those across the political divide. She’s also been vocal about the #MeToo movement, since several of her close friends in the comedy…

Terry Crews surprised many last fall when he came forward with his own story of sexual assault, which served as a reminder that the traumatizing effects of predatory behavior aren’t in any way diminished by physical strength. Crews’ vulnerability has since found him taking action, both through filing criminal charges…

Despite a nearly three-year hiatus, the second season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones hit Netflix on International Women’s Day as fired up as ever. The new episodes find the private eye, played with laconic perfection by Krysten Ritter, dredging up secrets from her own past for a change. She’s still very close to her best…

The #MeToo movement—i.e., the concentrated effort to make it clear, mostly to men, just how often women in our society face sexual harassment, assault, and threats to their lives on a disturbingly frequent basis—has been going for a while now, powered in part by recent revelations about the attitudes and behaviors of…

[Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.]

Call Me By Your Name star Timothée Chalamet joins Greta Gerwig, Rebecca Hall, and Griffin Newman in distancing himself from Woody Allen, who’s been accused of sexual abuse by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow.

Even before she said a single inspiring and incendiary word at the 75th Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey had already made awards-show history. As this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, the TV mogul became the first black woman to win the honor.

Gabrielle Union has a long history of speaking out against sexual predators. The Being Mary Jane star has been forthcoming about her own sexual assault in interviews and her new memoir, We’re Going To Need More Wine. Union’s had to be because, as she recently pointed out to the New York Times, media coverage of sexual…