As 2017 entered its final weeks and think piece after think piece laid bare the tectonic shift happening Hollywood—and many other industries—post-Harvey Weinstein, the attention of many turned to the first week of January, which marks the start of awards season, kicked off by Sunday’s Golden Globes. What would Hollywood’s most flashbulb-saturated season be like…
Read moreIn the wake of a year in which Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo dominated the entertainment headlines, this year’s overall awards season has—rightly—centered more on change in Hollywood than any red carpet predictions or accolade-worthy performances. This year, the spotlight is on worthy initiatives like Time’s Up, an ambitious initiative backed by 300 powerful women in…
Read moreIn what’s sure to be a pivotal moment in the post-Weinstein, #MeToo era of Hollywood award shows, Sunday evening’s Golden Globes will include, among a number of other definitive proclamations of protest, a powerful new commercial from The New York Times. The news outlet—which was the very first to break the story on the sexual…
Read moreOn Monday, more than 300 women in the entertainment industry, including actresses, producers, agents and lawyers, came together to announce a new sexual harassment action plan known as Time’s Up, with a goal to end the imbalance of gender power across all industries. In an open letter about the initiative, the women not only announced…
Read moreDuring the last few months, the #MeToo movement has not just resurfaced but taken down powerful men in Hollywood. One of the first notable casualties, of course, was Harvey Weinstein back in October, whose downfall catalyzed a wave of damning allegations that have sunk other once-prestigious mens’ careers. Earlier this month, actresses announced that they’d…
Read moreLast Thursday various news outlets reported that the 2018 Golden Globes would be going dark, thanks to actresses who are reportedly planning to wear black in solidarity with sexual harassment victims. Although no stars (or their stylists) confirmed these reports, the rumors did not sit well with Rose McGowan, who took to Twitter over the…
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