Ron Cephas Jones, who left viewers emotional throughout his breakthrough run on NBC’s “This Is Us,” has died, TheWrap has confirmed via his manager.
Jones, 66, had broken through as an older actor portraying William “Shakespeare” Hill on the soapy NBC drama, father to Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson.
Jones died of a “long-standing pulmonary issue,” according to a statement from his representatives. The actor suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he told The New York Times in 2021, and had received a double-lung transplant.
The first credited role Jones played was in 1994, but he continued to get work in projects including “Law & Order,” “NYPD Blue” and “He Got Game.” But he hit a new level of prominence as an estranged father on “This Is Us,” one who knew his time was limited and whose arc ultimately depicted his death.
In the last decade, Jones’ credits have also included “Truth Be Told,...
Jones, 66, had broken through as an older actor portraying William “Shakespeare” Hill on the soapy NBC drama, father to Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson.
Jones died of a “long-standing pulmonary issue,” according to a statement from his representatives. The actor suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he told The New York Times in 2021, and had received a double-lung transplant.
The first credited role Jones played was in 1994, but he continued to get work in projects including “Law & Order,” “NYPD Blue” and “He Got Game.” But he hit a new level of prominence as an estranged father on “This Is Us,” one who knew his time was limited and whose arc ultimately depicted his death.
In the last decade, Jones’ credits have also included “Truth Be Told,...
- 8/19/2023
- by Mike Roe
- The Wrap
While the AMPTP is going down to the wire in negotiations with U.S. actors, their counterparts north of the border have struck their own deal.
The studios have secured a contract extension with Canadian actors that includes a 5% increase in wages.
The deal is between the AMPTP, in partnership with the Canadian Media Producers Association – BC Branch, and the BC Council of Film Unions, which includes IATSE 891 and IATSE 669 and Teamsters 155, the Directors Guild of Canada – BC and Ubcp/Actra.
The move is a slight surprise given the labor tensions in the States.
Vancouver is the second largest production center in North America with shows such as Fire Country, The Good Doctor and Riverdale all shooting there.
The contract still needs to be ratified by its members.
Ellie Harvie, President, Ubcp/Actra, the local actors union, said that the 2021-2024 BC Master Production Agreement Extension, which will maintain the...
The studios have secured a contract extension with Canadian actors that includes a 5% increase in wages.
The deal is between the AMPTP, in partnership with the Canadian Media Producers Association – BC Branch, and the BC Council of Film Unions, which includes IATSE 891 and IATSE 669 and Teamsters 155, the Directors Guild of Canada – BC and Ubcp/Actra.
The move is a slight surprise given the labor tensions in the States.
Vancouver is the second largest production center in North America with shows such as Fire Country, The Good Doctor and Riverdale all shooting there.
The contract still needs to be ratified by its members.
Ellie Harvie, President, Ubcp/Actra, the local actors union, said that the 2021-2024 BC Master Production Agreement Extension, which will maintain the...
- 6/30/2023
- by Peter White and Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Five years after New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor released their bombshell report alleging decades of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein, the film version of their journey to the story has arrived.
In She Said, Carey Mulligan stars as Twohey with Zoe Kazan as Kantor, illustrating the months of reporting and conversations with survivors that would go on to launch the #MeToo movement. After debuting at the New York Film Festival last month, the Universal film screened at Los Angeles’ AFI Fest on Friday.
“I’m so interested in the psyche of someone who can ring someone up in the middle of the day and ask them the worst thing that’s ever happened to them, that they can gain that person’s trust and then relay that to the world,” Mulligan told The Hollywood Reporter of getting into the mind of a reporter.
Five years after New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor released their bombshell report alleging decades of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein, the film version of their journey to the story has arrived.
In She Said, Carey Mulligan stars as Twohey with Zoe Kazan as Kantor, illustrating the months of reporting and conversations with survivors that would go on to launch the #MeToo movement. After debuting at the New York Film Festival last month, the Universal film screened at Los Angeles’ AFI Fest on Friday.
“I’m so interested in the psyche of someone who can ring someone up in the middle of the day and ask them the worst thing that’s ever happened to them, that they can gain that person’s trust and then relay that to the world,” Mulligan told The Hollywood Reporter of getting into the mind of a reporter.
- 11/5/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Painful pasts and the path forward were central to the 2022 Wif Honors last Thursday. Held at a ballroom bathed in magenta at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the annual event honors the accomplishments of women in the entertainment industry. This year, honorees included "Abbott Elementary" creator Quinta Brunson, "The Woman King" director Gina Prince-Bythewood, and "Don't Worry Darling" director Olivia Wilde.
The ceremony began how all ceremonies should: with Jane Fonda. The veteran actor, who last month disclosed her cancer diagnosis, was met with a standing ovation. Fonda was there to present the second-ever Humanitarian Award, named in her honor, to Michaela Coel, whom she described as a "boundary-pushing" artist who "makes us think about hard stuff in new ways." Fonda personally picked Coel and was an early champion of her seminal show "I May Destroy You."
Coel is currently on a marathon "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" press tour...
The ceremony began how all ceremonies should: with Jane Fonda. The veteran actor, who last month disclosed her cancer diagnosis, was met with a standing ovation. Fonda was there to present the second-ever Humanitarian Award, named in her honor, to Michaela Coel, whom she described as a "boundary-pushing" artist who "makes us think about hard stuff in new ways." Fonda personally picked Coel and was an early champion of her seminal show "I May Destroy You."
Coel is currently on a marathon "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" press tour...
- 11/1/2022
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial made headlines earlier this week as it got underway, with the convicted rapist’s defense team completely dismissing the #MeToo movement in its opening statement.
But the women behind upcoming film “She Said” — which follows New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) as they investigate and eventually expose Weinstein’s decades of abuse, unleashing the #MeToo movement — are hoping the movie, which premieres on Nov. 18, reminds viewers “what really happened.”
“As reporters, we can never tell what the verdict will be. But part of why we’re so appreciative of this film is that it takes us back to the beginning,” Kantor told Variety on the red carpet at the Women in Film Honors on Thursday night, where “She Said” received the Crystal Award for Advocacy. “That’s why we wrote our book, because we felt that the story belonged to everybody,...
But the women behind upcoming film “She Said” — which follows New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) as they investigate and eventually expose Weinstein’s decades of abuse, unleashing the #MeToo movement — are hoping the movie, which premieres on Nov. 18, reminds viewers “what really happened.”
“As reporters, we can never tell what the verdict will be. But part of why we’re so appreciative of this film is that it takes us back to the beginning,” Kantor told Variety on the red carpet at the Women in Film Honors on Thursday night, where “She Said” received the Crystal Award for Advocacy. “That’s why we wrote our book, because we felt that the story belonged to everybody,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
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The New York Film Festival’s world premiere of She Said, based on the book of the same name about the New York Times‘ investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged sexual misconduct, was a “memorable moment,” director Maria Schrader said Thursday night.
Schrader said she and the team behind the Universal film, which she was still working on four weeks ago, had hoped the movie would make its debut in New York.
“This is actually what we wished for because this is where it belongs,” she told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of She Said‘s premiere.
The film screened at the prestigious fall festival, which Weinstein himself frequented in his heyday. And the world premiere took place as Weinstein’s Los Angeles sexual assault trial is beginning. He was convicted of rape in a New York trial in early 2020.
But Thursday night,...
The New York Film Festival’s world premiere of She Said, based on the book of the same name about the New York Times‘ investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged sexual misconduct, was a “memorable moment,” director Maria Schrader said Thursday night.
Schrader said she and the team behind the Universal film, which she was still working on four weeks ago, had hoped the movie would make its debut in New York.
“This is actually what we wished for because this is where it belongs,” she told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of She Said‘s premiere.
The film screened at the prestigious fall festival, which Weinstein himself frequented in his heyday. And the world premiere took place as Weinstein’s Los Angeles sexual assault trial is beginning. He was convicted of rape in a New York trial in early 2020.
But Thursday night,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 2017, investigative journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor exposed Harvey Weinstein’s numerous sexual assault scandals and the Hollywood system that enabled him. Five years later, the story behind the influential New York Times report is being told on screen.
At the worldwide premiere of “She Said” at the New York Film Festival, director Maria Schrader explained why she believes this story “deserves to be seen on the big screen.”
“Hollywood has the duty to tell the really vital stories of our times,” Schrader told Variety on Thursday night. “It’s not about just the wrongdoings of one person but a whole system protecting him. This is something we can find in any kind of industry and even small businesses.”
Twohey and Kantor — played by Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, respectively — walked the red carpet and praised Schrader’s film adaptation of their story.
“There are some movies and whatnot...
At the worldwide premiere of “She Said” at the New York Film Festival, director Maria Schrader explained why she believes this story “deserves to be seen on the big screen.”
“Hollywood has the duty to tell the really vital stories of our times,” Schrader told Variety on Thursday night. “It’s not about just the wrongdoings of one person but a whole system protecting him. This is something we can find in any kind of industry and even small businesses.”
Twohey and Kantor — played by Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, respectively — walked the red carpet and praised Schrader’s film adaptation of their story.
“There are some movies and whatnot...
- 10/14/2022
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Shortly after Harvey Weinstein was exposed as a sexual predator in October 2017, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched a civil rights investigation into The Weinstein Company. Four months later — with the goal of publicly identifying Weinstein’s enablers and ensuring that his survivors would be compensated — the Ag’s office filed a lawsuit that offered a blistering assessment of Weinstein’s inner circle, singling out Harvey’s brother, Bob Weinstein, TWC management, and the TWC board for “failing to investigate or stop [Harvey Weinstein’s abuse].”
Still, in the wake of The Weinstein Company’s collapse,...
Still, in the wake of The Weinstein Company’s collapse,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Rollingstone.com
Louis Ck won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album at the 2022 Grammy Awardss, sparking widespread outrage among women for his apparent all-is-forgiven status, despite his documented and admitted history of sexually harassing and exposing himself to female comics.
The prevailing sentiment among critics is that his victory is evidence that there is no accountability, so long as an offender is connected or powerful. Or as Stanford professor Michelle Dauber put it, “Women are worth nothing to power. Nothing.”
C.K. won for his self-produced comedy show “Sincerely,” his first since admitting in 2017 to his years of sexual misconduct. Several female comics, including former colleagues, detailed examples which included C.K. locking women in his office and masturbating in front of them after ostensibly asking their permission under circumstances that the women did not feel were consensual. C.K.’s manager also threatened some of the women with career consequences if they went public.
The prevailing sentiment among critics is that his victory is evidence that there is no accountability, so long as an offender is connected or powerful. Or as Stanford professor Michelle Dauber put it, “Women are worth nothing to power. Nothing.”
C.K. won for his self-produced comedy show “Sincerely,” his first since admitting in 2017 to his years of sexual misconduct. Several female comics, including former colleagues, detailed examples which included C.K. locking women in his office and masturbating in front of them after ostensibly asking their permission under circumstances that the women did not feel were consensual. C.K.’s manager also threatened some of the women with career consequences if they went public.
- 4/4/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
In 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, actor, comedian and writer Sarah Ann Masse came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
In the years since, Weinstein has been convicted of rape, sentenced to 23 years in New York prison and awaits another sexual assault trial in Los Angeles. All the while, Masse has taken power back into her own hands by launching her own initiative, Hire Survivors Hollywood, and by bringing her activism to projects in which she’s been cast to ensure better working conditions and increased opportunities for survivors who have faced retaliation in the entertainment business.
As Weinstein’s rape conviction stands to possibly be overturned, allegations of sexual misconduct continue to be leveled against a number of high-profile men in Hollywood. Just this month, individuals have come forward with allegations against “Sex and the City” actor Chris Noth, CNN’s Chris Cuomo and “X-Men” director Bryan Singer.
In the years since, Weinstein has been convicted of rape, sentenced to 23 years in New York prison and awaits another sexual assault trial in Los Angeles. All the while, Masse has taken power back into her own hands by launching her own initiative, Hire Survivors Hollywood, and by bringing her activism to projects in which she’s been cast to ensure better working conditions and increased opportunities for survivors who have faced retaliation in the entertainment business.
As Weinstein’s rape conviction stands to possibly be overturned, allegations of sexual misconduct continue to be leveled against a number of high-profile men in Hollywood. Just this month, individuals have come forward with allegations against “Sex and the City” actor Chris Noth, CNN’s Chris Cuomo and “X-Men” director Bryan Singer.
- 12/21/2021
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
A hearing on whether to bring Harvey Weinstein to Los Angeles to face sex crimes charges is expected to be postponed to April.
Weinstein is currently scheduled to appear before a judge in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday. He is being held at the Wende Correctional Facility in nearby Alden, N.Y., after being sentenced in March to 23 years for rape and sexual assault.
The hearing was originally set to take place in August, but was postponed by four months due to the pandemic. The hearing is now expected to be pushed back another four months, to April 9, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
Weinstein faces 11 counts of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles involving five alleged victims. If convicted on all charges, he could face 140 years in prison.
Weinstein’s civil attorneys have said that he is in ill health, and is suffering from coronary artery disease,...
Weinstein is currently scheduled to appear before a judge in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday. He is being held at the Wende Correctional Facility in nearby Alden, N.Y., after being sentenced in March to 23 years for rape and sexual assault.
The hearing was originally set to take place in August, but was postponed by four months due to the pandemic. The hearing is now expected to be pushed back another four months, to April 9, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
Weinstein faces 11 counts of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles involving five alleged victims. If convicted on all charges, he could face 140 years in prison.
Weinstein’s civil attorneys have said that he is in ill health, and is suffering from coronary artery disease,...
- 12/9/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Lisa Ray, co-star of Amazon Prime’s Four More Shots Please series, has joined R Culture, a #MeToo drama by director Alexa Polar for Butterfly Angel Entertainment.
Ray, a Canadian-Bollywood actress, will play a therapist for victims of sexual assault in the film co-written by Polar and Sarah Ann Masse. R Culture, to shoot in 2021, tells the story of a successful Spanish lawyer who moves to Los Angeles to start a new life after she marries a famous American painter.
When dark secrets from her husband’s past start to reveal themselves, she has to decide how to reclaim her voice and protect everyone ...
Ray, a Canadian-Bollywood actress, will play a therapist for victims of sexual assault in the film co-written by Polar and Sarah Ann Masse. R Culture, to shoot in 2021, tells the story of a successful Spanish lawyer who moves to Los Angeles to start a new life after she marries a famous American painter.
When dark secrets from her husband’s past start to reveal themselves, she has to decide how to reclaim her voice and protect everyone ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lisa Ray, co-star of Amazon Prime’s Four More Shots Please series, has joined R Culture, a #MeToo drama by director Alexa Polar for Butterfly Angel Entertainment.
Ray, a Canadian-Bollywood actress, will play a therapist for victims of sexual assault in the film co-written by Polar and Sarah Ann Masse. R Culture, to shoot in 2021, tells the story of a successful Spanish lawyer who moves to Los Angeles to start a new life after she marries a famous American painter.
When dark secrets from her husband’s past start to reveal themselves, she has to decide how to reclaim her voice and protect everyone ...
Ray, a Canadian-Bollywood actress, will play a therapist for victims of sexual assault in the film co-written by Polar and Sarah Ann Masse. R Culture, to shoot in 2021, tells the story of a successful Spanish lawyer who moves to Los Angeles to start a new life after she marries a famous American painter.
When dark secrets from her husband’s past start to reveal themselves, she has to decide how to reclaim her voice and protect everyone ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Harvey Weinstein accuser Sarah Ann Masse and Dear White People actress Quei Tann have joined the cast for A More Perfect Union, a pandemic-inspired whistleblower drama.
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein accuser Sarah Ann Masse and Dear White People actress Quei Tann have joined the cast for A More Perfect Union, a pandemic-inspired whistleblower drama.
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Right Girl, a new musical based on (and co-written by) the real-life story of former screenwriter Louisette Geiss and the sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein she says ended her film career, will be presented in a film version to a live audience for the first time next month. The production features music by 11-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren and is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Susan Stroman.
The filmed performance will screen at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Sunday, November 1, the first time the musical will be seen by the public.
Geiss, a former actress who went public several years ago with her account of Weinstein masturbating in front of her while the two met at his Sundance Film Festival office ostensibly to discuss her screenwriting hopes, wrote the book for the new musical with Howard Kagan, and the lyrics with Warren and Kagan.
The filmed performance will screen at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Sunday, November 1, the first time the musical will be seen by the public.
Geiss, a former actress who went public several years ago with her account of Weinstein masturbating in front of her while the two met at his Sundance Film Festival office ostensibly to discuss her screenwriting hopes, wrote the book for the new musical with Howard Kagan, and the lyrics with Warren and Kagan.
- 10/19/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein accuser Sarah Ann Masse is co-writing R Culture, a #MeToo-era drama that tackles Hollywood's rape culture and abuse of power.
The writer-actress-comedian will also star in the feature to be directed and co-written by Alexa Polar. Having stepped forward in 2017 to accuse Weinstein of unwanted sexual misconduct — before the former movie mogul was eventually convicted of, and sentenced to 23 years in prison for, rape and criminal sexual assault — Masse will draw on her own experiences as an industry silence breaker for the project.
"I wouldn't say it is deliberately autobiographical, but there ...
The writer-actress-comedian will also star in the feature to be directed and co-written by Alexa Polar. Having stepped forward in 2017 to accuse Weinstein of unwanted sexual misconduct — before the former movie mogul was eventually convicted of, and sentenced to 23 years in prison for, rape and criminal sexual assault — Masse will draw on her own experiences as an industry silence breaker for the project.
"I wouldn't say it is deliberately autobiographical, but there ...
- 5/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein accuser Sarah Ann Masse is co-writing R Culture, a #MeToo-era drama that tackles Hollywood's rape culture and abuse of power.
The writer-actress-comedian will also star in the feature to be directed and co-written by Alexa Polar. Having stepped forward in 2017 to accuse Weinstein of unwanted sexual misconduct — before the former movie mogul was eventually convicted of, and sentenced to 23 years in prison for, rape and criminal sexual assault — Masse will draw on her own experiences as an industry silence breaker for the project.
"I wouldn't say it is deliberately autobiographical, but there ...
The writer-actress-comedian will also star in the feature to be directed and co-written by Alexa Polar. Having stepped forward in 2017 to accuse Weinstein of unwanted sexual misconduct — before the former movie mogul was eventually convicted of, and sentenced to 23 years in prison for, rape and criminal sexual assault — Masse will draw on her own experiences as an industry silence breaker for the project.
"I wouldn't say it is deliberately autobiographical, but there ...
- 5/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Not waiting for the Hollywood shutdown to lift, British producer Shoreditch Pictures has released on YouTube the transcontinental web series The Corona Connections, which sees sheltering American and British actors play characters in lockdown during the coronavirus era.
The six-film series, each around seven minutes long, includes two episodes that star the Los Angeles-based British and American viral comedy duo, We Are Thomasse, also known as the married couple Nick Afka Thomas and Sarah Ann Masse. Ben Wicks directed the short The Formal Friday, which stars Thomas and Masse, using video conferencing software, laptops and cellphones as cast and creative ...
The six-film series, each around seven minutes long, includes two episodes that star the Los Angeles-based British and American viral comedy duo, We Are Thomasse, also known as the married couple Nick Afka Thomas and Sarah Ann Masse. Ben Wicks directed the short The Formal Friday, which stars Thomas and Masse, using video conferencing software, laptops and cellphones as cast and creative ...
Not waiting for the Hollywood shutdown to lift, British producer Shoreditch Pictures has released on YouTube the transcontinental web series The Corona Connections, which sees sheltering American and British actors play characters in lockdown during the coronavirus era.
The six-film series, each around seven minutes long, includes two episodes that star the Los Angeles-based British and American viral comedy duo, We Are Thomasse, also known as the married couple Nick Afka Thomas and Sarah Ann Masse. Ben Wicks directed the short The Formal Friday, which stars Thomas and Masse, using video conferencing software, laptops and cellphones as cast and creative ...
The six-film series, each around seven minutes long, includes two episodes that star the Los Angeles-based British and American viral comedy duo, We Are Thomasse, also known as the married couple Nick Afka Thomas and Sarah Ann Masse. Ben Wicks directed the short The Formal Friday, which stars Thomas and Masse, using video conferencing software, laptops and cellphones as cast and creative ...
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in jail on Wednesday after being convicted on third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act.
Jessica Mann, one of Weinstein’s victims, raised her arm in triumph upon leaving the courtroom. Some in the hallway applauded. Watch her emotional reaction below:
Cheers break out after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault pic.twitter.com/PZMYe8wtdk
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 11, 2020
Following Weinstein’s sentencing, 24 Silence Breakers — women who have spoken out against sexual misconduct by the movie mogul and other men in power — released the following statement:
“Harvey Weinstein’s legacy will always be that he’s a convicted rapist. He is going to jail – but no amount of jail time will repair the lives he ruined, the careers he destroyed, or the damage he has caused.
“The Silence Breaker community was founded on solidarity, support, and compassion.
Jessica Mann, one of Weinstein’s victims, raised her arm in triumph upon leaving the courtroom. Some in the hallway applauded. Watch her emotional reaction below:
Cheers break out after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault pic.twitter.com/PZMYe8wtdk
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 11, 2020
Following Weinstein’s sentencing, 24 Silence Breakers — women who have spoken out against sexual misconduct by the movie mogul and other men in power — released the following statement:
“Harvey Weinstein’s legacy will always be that he’s a convicted rapist. He is going to jail – but no amount of jail time will repair the lives he ruined, the careers he destroyed, or the damage he has caused.
“The Silence Breaker community was founded on solidarity, support, and compassion.
- 3/11/2020
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
One day after the Harvey Weinstein verdict, a group of "Silence Breakers" reacted to the news at a press conference in Los Angeles. Weinstein was found guilty in New York on Monday on one count of rape in the third degree and one count of criminal sexual act in the first degree. He was found not guilty on two counts of predatory sexual assault and one count of rape in the first degree. The disgraced producer, who continuously denied all allegations of non-consensual sex, faces a sentence of five to 25 years in prison for criminal sexual act in the first degree. He will be sentenced on March 11. Sarah Ann Masse, Rosanna Arquette, Melissa Sagemiller Nesic, Louisette Geiss, Louise Godbold, Lauren Sivan,...
- 2/25/2020
- E! Online
A number of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, dubbed the Silence Breakers, spoke out Tuesday morning after he was found guilty of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act Monday. Speaking to media outlets gathered outside of Los Angeles City Hall, they praised the woman who testified in his New York trial, then looked ahead to his forthcoming trial in La.
“The gratitude I feel for the women who took the stand in New York cannot be overstated,” actress Sarah Ann Masse said. “Their bravery shines like a beacon but we know the laws must change to fully protect survivors moving forward.”
Masse and other speakers at the Tuesday morning event said they would continue to fight to make women’s voices heard. “As we turn our efforts and attention to the looming criminal trial in Los Angeles, I have a message for Harvey, for all abusers, rape myth perpetuators,...
“The gratitude I feel for the women who took the stand in New York cannot be overstated,” actress Sarah Ann Masse said. “Their bravery shines like a beacon but we know the laws must change to fully protect survivors moving forward.”
Masse and other speakers at the Tuesday morning event said they would continue to fight to make women’s voices heard. “As we turn our efforts and attention to the looming criminal trial in Los Angeles, I have a message for Harvey, for all abusers, rape myth perpetuators,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
On Tuesday morning, following the landmark guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein in his New York City rape trial, 11 of his accusers gathered at Los Angeles City Hall to speak about that case and set up the upcoming effort to hold Weinstein accountable in court in L.A
Speaking at a press conference, the women — Rosanna Arquette, Lauren Sivan, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller Nesic, Louisette Geiss, Louise Godbold, Lauren O'Connor, Larissa Gomes, Katherine Kendall, Jessica Barth and Caitlin Dulany — reflected on their feelings upon hearing the ruling, with many recounting how they sat beside their husbands and ...
Speaking at a press conference, the women — Rosanna Arquette, Lauren Sivan, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller Nesic, Louisette Geiss, Louise Godbold, Lauren O'Connor, Larissa Gomes, Katherine Kendall, Jessica Barth and Caitlin Dulany — reflected on their feelings upon hearing the ruling, with many recounting how they sat beside their husbands and ...
- 2/25/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
On Tuesday morning, following the landmark guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein in his New York City rape trial, 11 of his accusers gathered at Los Angeles City Hall to speak about that case and set up the upcoming effort to hold Weinstein accountable in court in L.A
Speaking at a press conference, the women — Rosanna Arquette, Lauren Sivan, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller Nesic, Louisette Geiss, Louise Godbold, Lauren O'Connor, Larissa Gomes, Katherine Kendall, Jessica Barth and Caitlin Dulany — reflected on their feelings upon hearing the ruling, with many recounting how they sat beside their husbands and ...
Speaking at a press conference, the women — Rosanna Arquette, Lauren Sivan, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller Nesic, Louisette Geiss, Louise Godbold, Lauren O'Connor, Larissa Gomes, Katherine Kendall, Jessica Barth and Caitlin Dulany — reflected on their feelings upon hearing the ruling, with many recounting how they sat beside their husbands and ...
- 2/25/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A New York jury on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act. As expected, the industry he once dominated reacted immediately.
Tina Tchen, president and CEO of the Time’s Up Foundation, on Monday hailed the criminal conviction of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was found guilty by a New York jury of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act.
“This trial — and the jury’s decision today — marks a new era of justice, not just for the Silence Breakers, who spoke out at great personal risk, but for all survivors of harassment, abuse, and assault at work,” she said.
Also Read: WaxWord: Harvey Weinstein Guilty Verdict Is Victory for #MeToo and a Warning to Hollywood
SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement: “We hail the courage and conviction of the powerful survivors who brought this case to trial and saw it through to the verdict.
Tina Tchen, president and CEO of the Time’s Up Foundation, on Monday hailed the criminal conviction of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was found guilty by a New York jury of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act.
“This trial — and the jury’s decision today — marks a new era of justice, not just for the Silence Breakers, who spoke out at great personal risk, but for all survivors of harassment, abuse, and assault at work,” she said.
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SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement: “We hail the courage and conviction of the powerful survivors who brought this case to trial and saw it through to the verdict.
- 2/24/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: As opening arguments in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial continue today, dozens of the much-accused producer’s alleged victims are speaking out to show support for those who will testify in the courtroom, as well as share their stories with the world.
“We stand in solidarity with Annabella Sciorra, Mimi Haleyi, Dawn Dunning and all of the women who will courageously testify against Harvey Weinstein in court,” the 27 Silence Breakers claimed Wednesday as they launched an Instagram handle to coincide with the much-anticipated trial really getting down to brass tacks.
“For decades, Weinstein wielded his power to mentally, physically and professionally abuse and silence women with impunity,” the Silence Breakers plan to say on @_NoLongerSilent.
“Starting today, he will finally be forced to face his accusers and reckon with the consequences of his monstrous crimes. Whether we are in the court room or supporting our fellow Silence Breakers from around the world,...
“We stand in solidarity with Annabella Sciorra, Mimi Haleyi, Dawn Dunning and all of the women who will courageously testify against Harvey Weinstein in court,” the 27 Silence Breakers claimed Wednesday as they launched an Instagram handle to coincide with the much-anticipated trial really getting down to brass tacks.
“For decades, Weinstein wielded his power to mentally, physically and professionally abuse and silence women with impunity,” the Silence Breakers plan to say on @_NoLongerSilent.
“Starting today, he will finally be forced to face his accusers and reckon with the consequences of his monstrous crimes. Whether we are in the court room or supporting our fellow Silence Breakers from around the world,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein’s highly anticipated criminal trial kicked off on Monday with a relatively brief opening session — and the scene both inside and outside the courtroom demonstrated just a sliver of the media circus that may come over the next two months.
Lines outside 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan began as early as 4:30 a.m. Et, with reporters from around the globe standing for hours in the cold in the hope of grabbing a coveted seat inside the courtroom.
Just after 9 a.m., Weinstein — who underwent back surgery last month — arrived at the courthouse, surrounded by his attorneys and hunched over a walker. He was greeted by at least a dozen protesters, some holding signs reading “Justice for Survivors,” and a cacophony of camera clicks.
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By 9:12 a.m., the black-suited Weinstein entered the packed courtroom silently.
Lines outside 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan began as early as 4:30 a.m. Et, with reporters from around the globe standing for hours in the cold in the hope of grabbing a coveted seat inside the courtroom.
Just after 9 a.m., Weinstein — who underwent back surgery last month — arrived at the courthouse, surrounded by his attorneys and hunched over a walker. He was greeted by at least a dozen protesters, some holding signs reading “Justice for Survivors,” and a cacophony of camera clicks.
Also Read: Harvey Weinstein Trial Judge Tells Defense to 'Leave the Witnesses Alone' in Public Statements
By 9:12 a.m., the black-suited Weinstein entered the packed courtroom silently.
- 1/6/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Rosanna Arquette, Rose McGowan and other women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault hailed the start of his rape trial on Monday as an important step in the MeToo Movement.
“Today is a day for us to honor how far we’ve come and how much we’ve endured to get here,” McGowan told a crowd of journalists and survivors. “We are free. We are beautiful. We are strong. And you will never take that from us.”
The women braved the bitter January cold to gather outside of a Manhattan courthouse, where they memorialized the start of a trial that could eventually lead to Weinstein’s imprisonment. The mogul was one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, running indie studios such as Miramax and the Weinstein Company, and backing Oscar-winning films such as “Pulp Fiction” and “The English Patient.”
Arquette, an actress, film producer and director, who...
“Today is a day for us to honor how far we’ve come and how much we’ve endured to get here,” McGowan told a crowd of journalists and survivors. “We are free. We are beautiful. We are strong. And you will never take that from us.”
The women braved the bitter January cold to gather outside of a Manhattan courthouse, where they memorialized the start of a trial that could eventually lead to Weinstein’s imprisonment. The mogul was one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, running indie studios such as Miramax and the Weinstein Company, and backing Oscar-winning films such as “Pulp Fiction” and “The English Patient.”
Arquette, an actress, film producer and director, who...
- 1/6/2020
- by Mackenzie Nichols and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Rose McGowan said that Harvey Weinstein doesn’t grasp the seriousness of the accusations against him “at all,” on the first morning of his criminal trial on charges of rape and sexual assault.
The actress appeared alongside other “silence breakers” Rosanna Arquette, Louise Godbold, Dominique Huett, Sarah Ann Masse, Lauren Sivan and Paula Williams on Monday to address the press before the trial began. They said in a release they were “representing the more than 90 women who bravely came forward to report Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct.”
“Do you think he truly realizes what he’s done?” asked someone in attendance. “Not at all,” McGowan responded as Sivan said said, “no.”
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“He doesn’t realize what he’s done at all and I don’t think he ever will,” McGowan continued. “He has something sick in his head like many serial rapists.
The actress appeared alongside other “silence breakers” Rosanna Arquette, Louise Godbold, Dominique Huett, Sarah Ann Masse, Lauren Sivan and Paula Williams on Monday to address the press before the trial began. They said in a release they were “representing the more than 90 women who bravely came forward to report Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct.”
“Do you think he truly realizes what he’s done?” asked someone in attendance. “Not at all,” McGowan responded as Sivan said said, “no.”
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“He doesn’t realize what he’s done at all and I don’t think he ever will,” McGowan continued. “He has something sick in his head like many serial rapists.
- 1/6/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
It didn’t take long for the Silence Breakers to come forward and release a statement about New York Post‘s interview with the disgraced filmmaker Harvey Weinstein who made claims that he was a pioneer in making films for women and by women and express his feelings about being forgotten after 23 women came forward with accusations of sexual misconduct.
“Harvey Weinstein is trying to gaslight society again,” said the official statement from the Silence Breakers. “He says in a new interview he doesn’t want to be forgotten. Well, he won’t be. He will be remembered as a sexual predator and an unrepentant abuser who took everything and deserves nothing. He will be remembered by the collective will of countless women who stood up and said enough. We refuse to let this predator rewrite his legacy of abuse.”
The Silence Breakers include Rosanna Arquette, Jessica Barth, Zoe Brock,...
“Harvey Weinstein is trying to gaslight society again,” said the official statement from the Silence Breakers. “He says in a new interview he doesn’t want to be forgotten. Well, he won’t be. He will be remembered as a sexual predator and an unrepentant abuser who took everything and deserves nothing. He will be remembered by the collective will of countless women who stood up and said enough. We refuse to let this predator rewrite his legacy of abuse.”
The Silence Breakers include Rosanna Arquette, Jessica Barth, Zoe Brock,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
A group of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged victims has issued a statement condemning remarks made by his attorney Friday night on ABC’s Nightline.
Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan court Friday for a bail hearing. Prosecutors sought to have his bail increased to $5 million from its current $1 million, arguing he violated his terms by allegedly tampering with an ankle monitor. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to allegations of rape and sexual assault. He’s scheduled for a follow-up hearing on Wednesday.
The ongoing legal battle appears to be taking a toll on Weinstein’s health. He looked haggard upon exiting the court house and had to be supported by two aides to make it into a waiting vehicle. That night, ABC’s Nightline aired a segment featuring Weinstein attorney Donna Rotunno, who maintained that anything her client did was consensual. In response, 21 women who came forward and claimed they were...
Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan court Friday for a bail hearing. Prosecutors sought to have his bail increased to $5 million from its current $1 million, arguing he violated his terms by allegedly tampering with an ankle monitor. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to allegations of rape and sexual assault. He’s scheduled for a follow-up hearing on Wednesday.
The ongoing legal battle appears to be taking a toll on Weinstein’s health. He looked haggard upon exiting the court house and had to be supported by two aides to make it into a waiting vehicle. That night, ABC’s Nightline aired a segment featuring Weinstein attorney Donna Rotunno, who maintained that anything her client did was consensual. In response, 21 women who came forward and claimed they were...
- 12/7/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 100 women, including Ellen Barkin and Allison Janney, have voiced support for Matthew Modine’s campaign for SAG-AFTRA presidency, following a joke at a SAG-aftra meeting that some decried as misogynist.
With voting set to conclude on Aug. 28, the campaigns have featured vitriolic attacks between supporters of Modine, secretary-treasurer Jane Austin and incumbent president Gabrielle Carteris for several weeks.
The latest incident took place on Aug. 16 at a town hall meeting featuring Austin, Carteris and Modine, organized by the UnionWorking group. During the Q&a portion, Modine responded with a joke when asked why he’s the best choice by saying, “Because I’m the only man running…?”
Modine then explained that he was the only man who had been invited to participate in the town hall. Two other candidates – Abraham Justice and Queen Alljahye Searles – were not invited by the organizers.
In recent days, Carteris supporters...
With voting set to conclude on Aug. 28, the campaigns have featured vitriolic attacks between supporters of Modine, secretary-treasurer Jane Austin and incumbent president Gabrielle Carteris for several weeks.
The latest incident took place on Aug. 16 at a town hall meeting featuring Austin, Carteris and Modine, organized by the UnionWorking group. During the Q&a portion, Modine responded with a joke when asked why he’s the best choice by saying, “Because I’m the only man running…?”
Modine then explained that he was the only man who had been invited to participate in the town hall. Two other candidates – Abraham Justice and Queen Alljahye Searles – were not invited by the organizers.
In recent days, Carteris supporters...
- 8/20/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The SAG-AFTRA presidential election has heated up with a pointed attack by six women on president Gabrielle Carteris and her handling of the guild’s response to the growing awareness of sexual harassment in the industry.
Allies of Matthew Modine, who has mounted an active challenge to Carteris, issued a detailed recap of her actions since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in October, 2017. Rosanna Arquette, Jessica Barth, Caitlin Dulany, Pamela Guest, Sarah Ann Masse, and Sarah Scott each assailed Carteris in a campaign message released Wednesday by Modine’s Membership First faction.
Carteris responded by accusing Membership First of ignoring the progress that has been made: “The timing of these complaints, made as our election ballots have just been mailed, is no coincidence. It’s deeply disturbing that the work our union has done — from individual members to our elected leadership — is being disregarded in Membership First’s...
Allies of Matthew Modine, who has mounted an active challenge to Carteris, issued a detailed recap of her actions since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in October, 2017. Rosanna Arquette, Jessica Barth, Caitlin Dulany, Pamela Guest, Sarah Ann Masse, and Sarah Scott each assailed Carteris in a campaign message released Wednesday by Modine’s Membership First faction.
Carteris responded by accusing Membership First of ignoring the progress that has been made: “The timing of these complaints, made as our election ballots have just been mailed, is no coincidence. It’s deeply disturbing that the work our union has done — from individual members to our elected leadership — is being disregarded in Membership First’s...
- 8/1/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
While awaiting the start of his rape trial in New York, on Friday Harvey Weinstein was served with his third class-action lawsuit from a group of his alleged victims. Three plaintiffs filed the new complaint — obtained by Variety — in Manhattan’s Southern District, citing three incidents that occurred in as many countries, between 1996 and 2011. Charges including assault, civil battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent supervision were filed against not only Weinstein, but also his brother and former business partner Bob Weinstein; their first studio, Miramax; Miramax’s first buyer, The Walt Disney Company; and board members from the brothers’ The Weinstein Company.
Caitlin Dulany, an actress who appeared on “ER” and “Ally McBeal,” claims she had a pair of unnerving encounters with the former studio chairman. In March 1996, Weinstein picked her up at her New York apartment for what she thought was a platonic dinner. She used the bathroom before they left,...
Caitlin Dulany, an actress who appeared on “ER” and “Ally McBeal,” claims she had a pair of unnerving encounters with the former studio chairman. In March 1996, Weinstein picked her up at her New York apartment for what she thought was a platonic dinner. She used the bathroom before they left,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Georgina Chapman broke her silence on ex-husband Harvey Weinstein earlier this week, denying any and all knowledge of the behavior he’s accused of and saying she “had what I thought was a very happy marriage.” Anna Wintour wrote a defense of Chapman yesterday, calling it “wrong” to blame her for Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct. It appears that several of his accusers are inclined to agree.
Among them is TV reporter Lauren Sivan, who claims that Weinstein cornered her in a restaurant and forced her to watch as he masturbated into a plant. “The argument that she knew and married for money and was with him to get her fashion line, I don’t care why she married him — that has nothing to do with me,” she told the Hollywood Reporter. “Whatever agreement those two had has no effect on me whatsoever. What I care about is when this became published,...
Among them is TV reporter Lauren Sivan, who claims that Weinstein cornered her in a restaurant and forced her to watch as he masturbated into a plant. “The argument that she knew and married for money and was with him to get her fashion line, I don’t care why she married him — that has nothing to do with me,” she told the Hollywood Reporter. “Whatever agreement those two had has no effect on me whatsoever. What I care about is when this became published,...
- 5/12/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The Weinstein Company went into a Delaware bankruptcy court Tuesday for what they hoped was a swift formality — a sales hearing to uphold Lantern Capital Partners’ planned purchase of its studio and 277-film library — and got its wish. Dallas private equity firm Lantern Capital was the lone party to vie for TWC ahead of its April 30 bidding deadline, nullifying the need for an auction between prospective owners. Lantern’s offer was worth $425 million ($310 million cash and assuming $115 million in liabilities).
As TWC attorney Karin DeMasi revealed on May 7, “To the best of Debtors’ knowledge, no senior management is or will be involved with the post-closing enterprise,” meaning Bob Weinstein appears to be exiting the 13-year-old studio. It is unknown whether company headquarters will remain in Manhattan.
Deadline reports that fellow TWC lawyer Paul Zumbro — one of almost 100 attorneys present in the courtroom today — implored Judge Mary Walrath to greenlight the...
As TWC attorney Karin DeMasi revealed on May 7, “To the best of Debtors’ knowledge, no senior management is or will be involved with the post-closing enterprise,” meaning Bob Weinstein appears to be exiting the 13-year-old studio. It is unknown whether company headquarters will remain in Manhattan.
Deadline reports that fellow TWC lawyer Paul Zumbro — one of almost 100 attorneys present in the courtroom today — implored Judge Mary Walrath to greenlight the...
- 5/8/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
The Weinstein Co. sale is not settled yet, as a second buyer submitted a late bid for the company on Tuesday.
A source told Variety that the bidder is Howard Kagan, a former partner at Harbinger Capital who has produced a number of Broadway shows. Kagan’s $315 million bid would keep the company as a going concern, and would include a $30 million fund for victims of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual abuses.
Lantern Capital, the Dallas-based private equity firm, was the only bidder to submit a bid for the whole company before the 5 p.m. deadline on Monday. Lantern has offered $310 million, plus the assumption of certain liabilities. Sonar Entertainment submitted a smaller bid on Monday for some of the TV library, according to Dan Gagnier, a spokesman for the company.
It is unclear whether the Weinstein Co. will consider the Kagan bid. The Weinstein Co. did not respond to a request for comment.
A source told Variety that the bidder is Howard Kagan, a former partner at Harbinger Capital who has produced a number of Broadway shows. Kagan’s $315 million bid would keep the company as a going concern, and would include a $30 million fund for victims of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual abuses.
Lantern Capital, the Dallas-based private equity firm, was the only bidder to submit a bid for the whole company before the 5 p.m. deadline on Monday. Lantern has offered $310 million, plus the assumption of certain liabilities. Sonar Entertainment submitted a smaller bid on Monday for some of the TV library, according to Dan Gagnier, a spokesman for the company.
It is unclear whether the Weinstein Co. will consider the Kagan bid. The Weinstein Co. did not respond to a request for comment.
- 5/1/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Ashley Judd — who alleges that Harvey Weinstein behaved inappropriately toward her in the mid-1990s — is suing the disgraced producer Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The two-time Golden Globe nominee is seeking damages for sexual harassment and defamation, also contending that Weinstein violated California’s Unfair Competition Law. Any winnings would be donated to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, Judd said in a statement.
Once Judd had been cast in Miramax’s 1995 film, “Smoke,” she was summoned to a breakfast meeting with its co-founder, Weinstein, at the Peninsula Beverly Hills. She was directed to his room, where he awaited her dressed in a bathrobe, seeking a massage or a shower audience. Although Judd declined, she did appear in “Smoke” and a second Miramax feature, “Kiss the Girls.”
The actress first recounted the incident to Variety in October 2015, omitting Weinstein’s name. Two years later, she became...
Once Judd had been cast in Miramax’s 1995 film, “Smoke,” she was summoned to a breakfast meeting with its co-founder, Weinstein, at the Peninsula Beverly Hills. She was directed to his room, where he awaited her dressed in a bathrobe, seeking a massage or a shower audience. Although Judd declined, she did appear in “Smoke” and a second Miramax feature, “Kiss the Girls.”
The actress first recounted the incident to Variety in October 2015, omitting Weinstein’s name. Two years later, she became...
- 5/1/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Actors challenge Hollywood mogul’s legal team over use of their statements in his defence against sexual misconduct charges
Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence have spoken out against Harvey Weinstein after the Hollywood mogul used statements by both actors in an effort to dismiss a sexual misconduct lawsuit against him.
Weinstein is the subject of a racketeering lawsuit filed by six women – Louisette Geiss, Katherine Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Thomas (Aka Sarah Ann Masse), Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt, who claim the producer sexually assaulted or harassed them and that his behaviour was covered up by a system of people working within his former studios Miramax and the Weinstein Company.
Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence have spoken out against Harvey Weinstein after the Hollywood mogul used statements by both actors in an effort to dismiss a sexual misconduct lawsuit against him.
Weinstein is the subject of a racketeering lawsuit filed by six women – Louisette Geiss, Katherine Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Thomas (Aka Sarah Ann Masse), Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt, who claim the producer sexually assaulted or harassed them and that his behaviour was covered up by a system of people working within his former studios Miramax and the Weinstein Company.
- 2/22/2018
- by Gwilym Mumford
- The Guardian - Film News
The Weinstein Co. is asking a New York federal judge to toss a racketeering lawsuit filed by a group of women who say they were sexually harassed or assaulted by ousted founder Harvey Weinstein.
Louisette Geiss, Katherine Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt in December sued Harvey and Bob Weinstein, The Weinstein Co., Miramax and several other individuals. The suit followed a similar complaint in California federal court.
The women allege that they are among hundreds of others who were subjected to unwanted sexual conduct and lived in fear of being...
Louisette Geiss, Katherine Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt in December sued Harvey and Bob Weinstein, The Weinstein Co., Miramax and several other individuals. The suit followed a similar complaint in California federal court.
The women allege that they are among hundreds of others who were subjected to unwanted sexual conduct and lived in fear of being...
- 2/20/2018
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Attorneys have hit Harvey Weinstein, his companies, and members of The Weinstein Company Holdings’ Board of Directors with a class-action lawsuit that holds that they “engaged in an illegal organized enterprise to conceal and further Weinstein’s pattern of sexual assault.” Attorneys from Hagens Berman and The Armenta Law Firm are representing a proposed class of hundreds of actresses who suffered sexual assault, false imprisonment, battery, rape and other heinous sexual acts at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, in the lawsuit filed today.
Per an official statement, “The plaintiffs bringing the case were lured by Miramax or TWC employees and isolated with Weinstein at industry events, hotel rooms, Weinstein’s home, office meetings and/or auditions or to discuss involvement in a project. The lawsuit filed against Weinstein, Miramax, The Weinstein Company Holdings and the members of its Board of Directors states that these entities colluded together to...
Attorneys have hit Harvey Weinstein, his companies, and members of The Weinstein Company Holdings’ Board of Directors with a class-action lawsuit that holds that they “engaged in an illegal organized enterprise to conceal and further Weinstein’s pattern of sexual assault.” Attorneys from Hagens Berman and The Armenta Law Firm are representing a proposed class of hundreds of actresses who suffered sexual assault, false imprisonment, battery, rape and other heinous sexual acts at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, in the lawsuit filed today.
Per an official statement, “The plaintiffs bringing the case were lured by Miramax or TWC employees and isolated with Weinstein at industry events, hotel rooms, Weinstein’s home, office meetings and/or auditions or to discuss involvement in a project. The lawsuit filed against Weinstein, Miramax, The Weinstein Company Holdings and the members of its Board of Directors states that these entities colluded together to...
- 12/6/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
On the morning Time magazine announced the #MeToo "silence breakers" are its Person of the Year, a group of six women is taking legal action against Harvey Weinstein, the man whose exploits began the movement.
Louisette Geiss, Katherine Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt are suing both Harvey and Bob Weinstein, The Weinstein Co., Miramax and several other individuals.
The women allege that they, and hundreds of others like them, were subjected to unwanted sexual conduct and lived in fear of being blacklisted by Weinstein and his cohorts. They're suing for battery, assault, negligent supervision...
Louisette Geiss, Katherine Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt are suing both Harvey and Bob Weinstein, The Weinstein Co., Miramax and several other individuals.
The women allege that they, and hundreds of others like them, were subjected to unwanted sexual conduct and lived in fear of being blacklisted by Weinstein and his cohorts. They're suing for battery, assault, negligent supervision...
- 12/6/2017
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Harvey Weinstein reportedly interviewed a prospective babysitter in nothing but his underwear.
Actress Sarah Ann Masse has accused the movie mogul of sexual misconduct. She told Variety it occurred in 2008 when she visited his Connecticut home for a one-on-one meeting with Weinstein to discuss a potential nannying job for his three kids from his first marriage.
“Harvey Weinstein opened the door in his boxer shorts and an undershirt,” she told the publication. “My first thought was, ‘Oh, this is weird. Maybe he forgot this interview is happening. Maybe he thought I was the mailman. I’m sure he’ll be...
Actress Sarah Ann Masse has accused the movie mogul of sexual misconduct. She told Variety it occurred in 2008 when she visited his Connecticut home for a one-on-one meeting with Weinstein to discuss a potential nannying job for his three kids from his first marriage.
“Harvey Weinstein opened the door in his boxer shorts and an undershirt,” she told the publication. “My first thought was, ‘Oh, this is weird. Maybe he forgot this interview is happening. Maybe he thought I was the mailman. I’m sure he’ll be...
- 10/13/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
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