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Peng Shuai's Sexual Assault Allegations Roil China and the Tennis World. Here's What to Know
A Chinese tennis star accused a former high-ranking government official of sexual assault, setting off a #MeToo crisis in the sports and political worlds. The athlete, Peng Shuai, has largely disappeared from public view, her tennis colleagues are worried and the International Olympic Committee is under criticism for its response. Here’s a look at the allegations and what followed.
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Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Asks: Where Is Peng Shuai?
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is calling for information about a fellow tennis player who has not been seen publicly since making a sexual assault allegation against a former top government official in China.
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Anita Hill: ‘We Have a Culture of Dismissiveness, and Silencing of Victims'
30 years after she testified about sexual harassment she faced from then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill has not seen the change she wants to see in society, though she will keep fighting. “We have a culture of dismissiveness, and silencing of victims. And that’s going to be a difficult thing to overcome as a society, but it is...
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New Head of Time's Up Pledges Openness After Cuomo Scandal
Almost four years ago, Time’s Up was formed by high-profile Hollywood women, aiming to ‘clean house’ regarding sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and beyond
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For Top #MeToo Legal Duo, a Pandemic Year Brings No Pause
The pandemic hasn’t slowed down two of the most prominent #MeToo attorneys, who say they’re having their busiest year ever
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How a Nonprosecution Agreement Got Bill Cosby Out of Prison
The sexual assault charges that landed Bill Cosby in prison were overturned due to a nonprosecution agreement from a former DA in Pennsylvania. Such agreements are rare, says NBC News legal analyst and defense attorney Danny Cevallos.
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Modern Times Beer CEO Steps Down Amid Craft Brewing's #MeToo Moment
The founder and chief executive officer of the San Diego-based brewery Modern Times Beer announced he was stepping down after allegations of at least two incidents of harassment within the company, one of them involving himself, reports NBC 7’s Dana Griffin.
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‘So I Raped You.' Facebook Message Renews Fight for Justice
A series of online messages from a long-ago schoolmate has a Gettysburg College graduate trying again to get authorities to make an arrest in her 2013 sexual assault
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USC Reaches $852M Settlement in Sex Abuse Lawsuits Over Former Gynecologist
Attorneys representing hundreds of women who claim they were sexually abused by former USC campus gynecologist George Tyndall will announce a “global settlement” of lawsuits against the university Thursday, describing the resolution as the largest of its type ever reached against a university.
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3rd Cuomo Accuser to Speak With Investigators Thursday in Sex Harassment Case
A third woman who has leveled claims against Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid an investigation over sexual harassment allegations plans to meet with state attorney general investigators Thursday about the case. Ana Liss, who spoke in a TV interview earlier this month about the alleged “toxic workplace environment” in the embattled governor’s office, is one of seven women, several of...
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Biden: Cuomo Should Resign If Allegations Are Found to Be True, Might Face Prosecution
President Joe Biden said during an interview Tuesday that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if the state attorney general’s investigation confirms the sexual harassment allegations against him. Biden made the remarks in an interview with ABC News that is scheduled to air Wednesday morning. When asked if the investigation confirms the claims of the women, should Cuomo...
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‘Under the Rug:' Sexual Misconduct Shakes FBI's Senior Ranks
An Associated Press investigation has identified at least six sexual misconduct allegations involving senior FBI officials over the past five years, including two new claims brought this week by women who say they were sexually assaulted by ranking agents
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Queen Elizabeth II Revokes Harvey Weinstein's CBE Honors
The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II announced on Friday that she was revoking Harvey Weinstein’s prestigious CBE honor in light of his rape convictions.
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Ahead of Their Time: Why Antioch College's Groundbreaking Dating Policy was Nationally Mocked
The New York Times looks looks back at Antioch College’s groundbreaking first affirmative consent policy for sex which was ridiculed 25 years ago but is now considered groundbreaking in the #MeToo movement.
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Court Says Ashley Judd Can Sue Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Harassment
A federal appeals court on Wednesday restored a major part of Ashley Judd’s lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, finding that the producer had power over the actor which should make her able to sue under a California sexual harassment law.
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Judge Rejects Proposed $18.8 Million Settlement for Harvey Weinstein Accusers
A federal judge has rejected a proposed $18.8 million settlement that Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board reached with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, attorneys said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Heellerstein in Manhattan said Weinstein’s accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together. The tentative deal, originally announced late last...
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Vanessa Guillen's Death Sparks Military ‘Me Too' Movement
The death of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen has sparked a military “Me Too” movement online using the hashtags #IamVanessaGuillen and #JusticeforVanessa. Women are posting the hashtags along with graphic accounts of sexual assaults they say they experienced while in the U.S. military. One of those women, Marine combat veteran Kayla Carnevale said of her assault, “It ruined me for...
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#IamVanessaGuillen: Women Share Experiences of Sexual Assault in the Military
A rapidly growing number of people are voicing their support, reports NBC 7’s Bridget Naso.
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Cosby Citing Systemic Racism as He Fights Assault Conviction
Bill Cosby has long championed personal responsibility in the Black community
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#MeToo, Phase 2: Doc Explores Heavy Burden on Women of Color
It may have been plagued with controversy after Oprah Winfrey pulled out as executive producer, but “On the Record” has moved on