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Cops: He Drugged 100+ Women During Job Interviews
Cops: He Drugged 100+ Women
During Job Interviews
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May 24, 2026 10:15 AM CDT

Cops: He Drugged 100+ Women During Job Interviews

Alleged victims of ex-French Culture Ministry official Christian Negre decry slow justice

(Newser) - A scandal that began with an inexplicable, agonizing urge to pee during a job interview has grown into one of France's most disturbing #MeToo-era cases. The New York Times details allegations against Christian Negre, a former senior Culture Ministry official accused of secretly dosing more than 100 women with...

Cate Blanchett: #MeToo 'Got Killed Very Quickly'

Actor who spearheaded 2018 protest over women being passed over by Cannes laments 'homogeneous workplace'

(Newser) - Cate Blanchett said the #MeToo movement "got killed very quickly" in Hollywood, speaking Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. In a wide-ranging staged conversation, Blanchett lamented that the tide of #MeToo has been turned in Hollywood, where she has been outspoken about gender equality. "It got killed very...

House Ethics Panel Asks Victims to Come Forward

Committee touts record on investigating sexual misconduct

(Newser) - The House Ethics Committee publicly asked Monday that victims and witnesses report sexual misconduct involving lawmakers or staff members to the panel, an unusual step even as criticism of the way Congress polices such cases is building. In a statement, the committee said it has adopted a "more aggressive...

Harvey Weinstein Goes Back on Trial
Harvey Weinstein
Is Back on Trial
Apr 14, 2026 8:54 AM CDT

Harvey Weinstein Is Back on Trial

New York jurors will weigh rape allegation of just one accuser

(Newser) - After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City. Jury selection is set to start as early as Tuesday in the onetime movie mogul's latest retrial, where jurors will weigh—for the third time—...

Op-Ed: Women Are Being 'Erased' at Work
Op-Ed: Women Are Being
'Erased' at Work
OPINION
Apr 7, 2026 8:16 AM CDT

Op-Ed: Women Are Being 'Erased' at Work

Joanne Lipman draws on 15 years of covering women in the workplace to raise a warning

(Newser) - A few years ago, the mantra "believe women" was in vogue. Today, that has morphed into "erase women," writes reporter Joanne Lipman in a New York Times opinion piece. Lipman argues that the Trump administration's DEI crackdown has turned discussions about women in the workplace into...

After 9 Years, Louis CK Is Returning to Netflix

His new stand-up special comes out this summer

(Newser) - Louis CK is back on Netflix's slate for the first time in almost a decade. The streamer says it will release a new stand-up special from the comedian, titled Ridiculous, this summer, and he'll also headline the Hollywood Bowl on May 5 as part of the Netflix Is...

Weinstein: I Understand Why Bradley Cooper Won't Call Me

Disgraced producer laments that old Hollywood pals now shun him due to his 'cancel-itis'

(Newser) - Harvey Weinstein says he's not just canceled, he's got "cancel-itis." In his first substantial interview since being moved to New York's Rikers Island, the disgraced producer told The Hollywood Reporter that most of his former Hollywood contacts—among them DreamWorks' co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, Netflix co-CEO...

Louis CK to Make First TV Appearance in 8 Years

Maher interview follows appearance at Saudi festival

(Newser) - Louis CK is set to make his first TV interview appearance in over eight years, sitting down for a Friday interview on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher. The booking marks a major return to mainstream visibility for the comedian, who largely vanished from television after admitting in...

Woman's 1964 Conviction After Tongue-Biting Is Tossed

South Korea's Choi Mal-ja had been found guilty of bodily harm after biting off part of attacker's tongue

(Newser) - Choi Mal-ja is celebrating, after a long-awaited acquittal was granted to her more than six decades after she bit off part of the tongue of a man who sexually assaulted her. Per the BBC , the 79-year-old heard during her retrial Wednesday in a court in Busan, South Korea, that her...

Weinstein: I 'Acted Immorally' but Didn't Break the Law

In rare new interview, disgraced movie mogul says he has 'regrets' over his actions

(Newser) - No verdict was returned on Friday in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial , meaning juror deliberations will pick up again on Monday. In the meantime, the disgraced movie mogul and already-convicted sex offender granted a rare interview that aired on Friday, explaining some of his "regrets," per Variety...

Cannes Bars Actor Over Sex Assault Allegations

Theo Navarro-Mussy denied entrance to Case 137 amid legal wrangling with 3 ex-partners

(Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival barred French actor Theo Navarro-Mussy from attending the premiere of the competition entry Case 137, in what's believed to be a first for the festival in the #MeToo era. Festival chief Thierry Fremaux confirmed to the French magazine Telerama that Navarro-Mussy wouldn't be allowed...

Ex-Model Testifies at Weinstein's Retrial

Kaja Sokola testifies former Miramax honcho assaulted her at 16 and 19; 'My soul was removed from me'

(Newser) - A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16, calling it the most "horrifying thing I ever experienced." Four years later, she said, Weinstein assaulted her again. Kaja Sokola detailed the allegations in front of a jury for the first time...

At Weinstein Trial, Judge Uses Gavel for First Time in 13 Years

'He was the one who raped me ... He did that': accuser, in contentious spat with defense lawyer

(Newser) - One of Harvey Weinstein's accusers broke down in tears and cursed on the witness stand on Friday as a defense lawyer questioned her account of the former Hollywood mogul forcing oral sex on her nearly two decades ago. "He was the one who raped me, not the other...

Harvey Weinstein Moved From Prison to Hospital for Retrial

The former Hollywood mogul on trial again for sexual assault has leukemia and other health issues

(Newser) - Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss's request to stay there rather than in jail when he's not in court for his #MeToo retrial. The AP reports Judge Paul Goetz late Thursday ordered that Weinstein be...

Director Ordered to Pay $1.7B to 40 Victims

'This will be his legacy,' plaintiff says after James Toback shuns NY sex assault trial

(Newser) - Writer-director James Toback, among the first big names to be accused of sexual abuse in the #MeToo movement of 2017, has been ordered to pay what is reportedly the largest sex assault penalty in New York history, per Variety . Twenty women testified in person and another 20 spoke via video...

Suit: Paul Schrader Sexually Assaulted Me, Then Fired Me

Ex-personal assistant's complaint against American Gigolo director also says he didn't honor settlement

(Newser) - Paul Schrader, the writer of Taxi Driver and director of American Gigolo, has been accused of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn't acquiesce to advances, and reneging on a settlement meant to keep the allegations confidential. The former assistant, IDed in court documents as...

Munn Says She Turned Down 7-Figure Offer to Sign NDA

She says studio made offer after 'traumatic' incident on movie set

(Newser) - Olivia Munn says she turned down a large amount of money after a traumatizing incident on a movie set because she didn't want people to think her silence could be bought. "It was so traumatic that I had to file complaints with the studio," Munn said this...

Guy Pearce: Kevin Spacey 'Targeted Me'
Kevin Spacey
to Guy Pearce:
'Grow Up'
UPDATED
Feb 19, 2025 2:00 AM CST

Kevin Spacey to Guy Pearce: 'Grow Up'

Spacey responds after Pearce claims he was 'targeted'

(Newser) - Kevin Spacey didn't mince words in his response to Guy Pearce following Pearce's claim that Spacey "targeted" him while they filmed LA Confidential together: "Guy, you need to grow up. You are not a victim," Spacey said in a video posted to X Tuesday. Spacey...

French Director Guilty of Sexual Assault on Child

Adele Haenel said Christophe Ruggia abused her for years under guise of training

(Newser) - French film director Christophe Ruggia was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting actor Adèle Haenel when she was as young as 12. "You took advantage of the influence you had on the young actress," a judge told the director, per the New York Times . Ruggia was 36 when...

Harvey Weinstein Indicted on New Sex-Crimes Charges

Manhattan prosecutors charge disgraced movie mogul in additional cases

(Newser) - Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex-crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday. The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein's arraignment, which the AP reports is scheduled for Sept. 18. Weinstein, 72, is recovering from...

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