Over the past week or so, Matt Damon has been on the press circuit promoting his new movie Downsizing, which actually looks pretty interesting. But I haven’t been able to think much about that because I’ve been too busy feeling annoyed every time he opens his mouth to speak about sexual harassment in Hollywood. First…
Read moreOnce upon a time last week, actor Matt Damon made a couple of remarks about the Weinstein scandal—and the other once-powerful men who also have fallen due to sexual misconduct allegations in Weinstein’s wake. What he said in that interview with ABC News didn’t go over well: The Internet dragged him for tone-deaf comments about…
Read moreLast week, former Today show host Matt Lauer was fired from NBC due to allegations of sexual misconduct. The reports added him to a long list of powerful men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment. And although some women who have previously worked with the anchor have spoken out against him, Katie Couric—who…
Read moreAs former Today show cohost Matt Lauer reportedly hides out in the Hamptons, the media is having quite the time digging up public and private moments from his past that illustrate that his improper behavior has been going on for long time. Of course there’s the creepy archival Today footage of interviews with actresses like…
Read moreFollowing Matt Lauer’s prompt termination from NBC over allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, some of the former Today host’s on-air moments are now coming under (warranted) scrutiny. Take a Today show sexual harassment parody, aired in 2012, in which Lauer makes light of inappropriate sexual advances in the office and paints himself as a victim.…
Read moreYesterday, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb opened the Today show on a somber (and shocked) note as they announced the firing of their co-host Matt Lauer over sexual misconduct accusations. Guthrie was obviously distressed by the news but also expressed her heartbreak for the woman who had come forward. “This is a sad morning at…
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