MeToo movement
Multiple women accuse Mohamed al-Fayed, ex-owner of Harrods, of rape
The women who worked at Harrods from the late 1980s to 2000s said assaults were carried out at the company’s offices, in Fayed’s London apartment, or on foreign trips often in Paris at the Ritz hotel.
- by Alex Barton
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Sex, lies and Hollywood: the changing face of the movie business
Two recent DocPlay releases, Body Parts and Untouchable, show how Hollywood has changed its approach to protecting and portraying women.
- by Tom Ryan
Demi Moore on the male gaze, the beauty myth, and the horrors of latex
The Substance stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley share their thoughts on the body horror film, and why they don’t necessarily agree with its director.
- by Karl Quinn
‘I became a pariah in my home when I was still a child. It’s very damaging’
Former Australian of the year Grace Tame on life in the spotlight, her determination to stop others going through the hell she lived, and that side-eye moment.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Courts
Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery
Weinstein is due in court this week where prosecutors had been presenting evidence to a grand jury as they work to secure a new indictment against him.
- by Michael Sisak
Opinion
Sex, sleaze and hospitality
My daughter was a bartender. Like me, she had to endure the gropers
Seriously, despite #MeToo, there remains a 1980s tolerance of bad behaviour in the hospitality industry.
- by Tania Ewing
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Japan
Shiori was an intern journalist when allegedly raped. She then turned the camera on the system
Shiori Itō was an intern journalist when she claimed she was raped by one of Japan’s famous TV broadcasters. Then she turned the camera on herself and the system.
- by Lisa Visentin
This brilliant Spanish drama goes to the heart of sexual assault
Raising Voices is firmly grounded in the trials facing teenage girls and their parents everywhere.
- by Tom Ryan
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Has #MeToo dampened the appetite for office romance? Not for the French
Have office relationships and affairs become less frequent in recent years? According to the data, you’re probably surrounded by them.
- by Peter Quarry
‘Subversion of state power’: Chinese MeToo activist jailed for five years
Sophia Huang Xueqin was arrested the day before she was due to fly to Britain to study has been jailed for five years.
- by Katy Wong
Kevin Spacey says he was ‘handsy’ with men
The actor denied that he had groped people, and said he instead preferred the term “caressed”.
- by Anita Singh