Since October 10 last year, when the American journalist Ronan Farrow, with a report published in the "New Yorker", exposed the decades-long suspected sexual assault of legendary Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, the anti-sexual assault campaign in Hollywood has been in full swing.
Weinstein's one-man sexual assault scandal successfully catalyzed a movement.
▲ The New Yorker reported
And this movement did not end with the end of 2017.
From the big screen to reality, from the film box office to the awards season, especially the stars at the Golden Globe Awards unified black in solidarity with the anti-sexual assault movement, the Oscar Cohen sister-in-law issued a speech and let all the female staff in the film and television industry stand up, the strength of women rose, reaching a new leap.
▲ Actresses at the Golden Globe Awards
"Women's rights" has become the key word last year so far.
After a series of events such as falling from the altar, suspending film distribution plans, and bankruptcy of the company, Harvey Weinstein, who faces multiple sexual harassment allegations, has finally surrendered himself to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the New York Police Department on one of his sexual assault charges and is expected to prosecute him in at least one case.
In addition to being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the New York Police Department, Harvey Weinstein is currently under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department and the British Police.
▲ "It's time to stand up!" ”
Harvey Weinstein seems to have really fallen, but the Hollywood sexual assault is far from over.
After Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, Hollywood's "sexual assault" domino incident has fallen another domino - Morgan Freeman.
According to CNN, Oscar-winning and well-known Hollywood star Morgan Freeman was accused of sexual harassment, accusing him of as many as 8 women.
A total of 16 women spoke to CNN, 8 of whom said they had been harassed and 8 of whom Freeman had misbehaved with them.
CNN said the women claimed that Freeman's misconduct occurred on the set, at his company and during interviews, but they did not dare to speak up after the incident because of fear of losing their jobs.
▲ CNN reported
On the set of the 2012 film "The Amazing Gang," a senior member of the film's production department and his assistant were sexually harassed by Freeman several times.
Another woman on the crew said—
"He commented on our bodies, and we knew that if he was going to come over, he couldn't wear any clothes that highlighted his chest, his hips, or anything that fit."
Other inappropriate behaviors include staring at a woman's breasts, massaging an intern's shoulder, asking a woman how she feels about sexual harassment, and asking the woman to circle him.
Another was the production assistant for Morgan Freeman's film The Three Old Gunners, who also said that Freeman often touched her inappropriately and commented on her body and clothes every day.
"He kept trying to lift my skirt and asked if I was wearing underwear."
The woman claimed that the same cast, Alan Akin, had told Freeman to stop, "Freeman was terrified and didn't know what to do."
Morgan Freeman and his career partner Lori McCreary
For a time, the loyal and kind good old man set up a collapse, so that the media and the masses exploded.
Shortly thereafter, Morgan Freeman himself came out and issued a statement in response —
"Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows that I am not someone who will deliberately offend or knowingly upset others. If anyone feels uncomfortable or not respected, I apologize – I definitely didn't mean it. ”
This kind of public relations is also very bad.
In light of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct, Screen Actors Guild is also reconsidering the withdrawal of the Lifetime Achievement Award award awarded to it in January.
But some netizens even said: This is not sexual harassment.
This friend, let's take a look at what people do in France -
Recently, the French National Assembly passed a new bill to limit sexual harassment, and men will face fines of up to $885 for playing provocative whistles in public or making sexual comments about women.
Even whistling is a form of sexual harassment, not to mention lifting skirts.
And these women who dare to stand up and speak out are only a part, and we don't know how many people still live in the dark.
In the end, it can only be said that playing a saint may not be a saint himself.
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