Sexual Harassment Still Prevalent In Hollywood Even After The #MeToo Movement, Survey Finds

www.forbes.com: A recent survey by the Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission on sexual harassment found that one in five women who responded said they had been sexually assaulted or harassed at work over the course of their careers and 1 in 20 reported that they had been sexually assaulted or harassed on the job in just the 12 months prior to taking the survey.

Diane Warren, Susan Stroman, & Weinstein Survivor Louisette Geiss Join Forces for #MeToo Musical

Women and Hollywood: Screenwriter and Harvey Weinstein accuser Louisette Geiss is teaming up with 11-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and Tony-winning theater director and choreographer Susan Stroman to tell her story. Deadline confirms the trio are bringing a filmed version of their #MeToo-themed musical, “The Right Girl,” to a live audience at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The venue called the show “the first new American musical before a live, indoor audience since the pandemic began.”

Several high-profile game developers publicly accused of sexual assault

The Verge: Back in 2018, Guardian editor Keza MacDonald wrote that “the video games industry isn’t yet ready for its #MeToo moment.” But whether or not that’s still true, people are attempting to hold abusers and their enablers accountable. Over the past day, multiple high-profile men in the video game industry have been accused of sexual assault. Many of the accusations are years old — in some cases, more than a decade — and they all point to a toxic environment where developers not only have to live with a constant fear of abuse, but also the significant professional and personal repercussions of outing their abusers.

Classical Music #MeToo Firings Send Signal: Time's Up

www.clydefitchreport.com: Somewhere just outside the limelight of celebrity and political #MeToo takedowns (or should-have-been takedowns), classical music is having an unprecedented reckoning. In the past few months, orchestras worldwide have fired a slew of high-profile conductors and musicians for alleged sexual misconduct. Could it be that in the most reform-proof corner of the performing arts, the paradigm is starting to shift?

Mira Sorvino worried she’d be blackballed over #MeToo: “Instead, we were the tip of a tidal wave”

Salon.com: A year ago, Mira Sorvino thought her acting career was over. The Oscar winner found herself wondering if she could stage a reinvention as a full time humanitarian. Instead, she's as in demand as ever, with recent costarring roles on "Modern Family" and "Condor," and now, joining the cast of Crackle's thriller series "StartUp" as Rebecca Stroud, an NSA agent with a few quirks and a lot of secrets.

Riot Games sued over allegations of sexual harassment, pay disparity

Ars Technica: Two women—one who used to work at Riot Games, and one who currently does—have now sued the game studio, alleging violations of California equal pay laws, sexual harassment, and discrimination.

SAG-AFTRA Responds to Sarah Scott Sexual Harrassment Complaint

Variety: In a message posted on the SAG-AFTRA website on Monday, the union did not address Scott’s specific allegations, citing the confidentiality requirements of its procedures. Instead, SAG-AFTRA posted an extensive member advisory Monday about how those procedures work.

Interview: Virginia Madsen on 1985, #MeToo & Sexual Harassment

themuse.jezebel.com: “It’s expected that I’m going to have an opinion about things,” actor Virginia Madsen said Thursday in a Midtown cafe. We were meeting to discuss 1985, Yen Tan’s acclaimed black-and-white drama about a man named Adrian (Cory Michael Smith) who goes home to visit his family during the titular year, knowing it may be the last time he gets to do so because he has AIDS. Madsen plays Eileen, his mom who, in the words of Glenn Kenny’s New York Times rave review, is “almost desperately radiating affection.”

Confusion persists about the mission and inner workings of #MeToo-borne Time’s Up

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Bound by fury, 300 women in entertainment came together last fall in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal to form a loose-knit coalition with big ambitions.

The group quickly raised $12 million and vowed to fight discrimination and sexual harassment by giving voice and support to those who have suffered abuse.

#MeToo: Why are shows like 'Romanoffs' showing violence against women?

www.usatoday.com: Time is not exactly up.

More than a year after the #MeToo movement was started by allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein, a new TV series written by a man accused of harassment has arrived on Amazon: "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner's "The Romanoffs."

MeToo: How Has It Changed Hollywood One Year Later?

www.vulture.com: It’s been a year since the #MeToo movement began, and conversations around abuse and power in the entertainment industry are fundamentally different. But has anything actually improved in Hollywood? We asked a number of women to tell us how their experiences in the workplace have changed (or not) in the past year, from actors to cinematographers to writers and producers.

Jason Blum Apologized for Ridiculous Remarks on Women Directors

io9.gizmodo.com: It’s been quite a few days for mega-producer Jason Blum. The man behind Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Split, Get Out, and many other horror hits is set to have the biggest opening of his career thanks to Halloween—but in an interview about the film, he made some bad remarks explaining why his Blumhouse Productions hasn’t worked with many female directors. He’s now walked back that statement.

A Decades-Long History of Sexual Harassment in Hollywood

jezebel.com: Hollywood is built on a graveyard of indiscretions that either went unreported or ignored. This was never more clear to me than when researching the notorious Hollywood producer Jon Peters, who has been sued several times for sexual harassment and who’s credited as a producer on Bradley Cooper’s 2018 remake of A Star is Born

Lawsuit Seeking to Unmask Contributors to ‘Shitty Media Men’ List Would Violate Anonymous Speakers’ First Amendment Rights

Electronic Frontier Foundation: A lawsuit filed in New York federal court last week against the creator of the “Shitty Media Men” list and its anonymous contributors exemplifies how individuals often misuse the court system to unmask anonymous speakers and chill their speech. That’s why we’re watching this case closely, and we’re prepared to advocate for the First Amendment rights of the list’s anonymous contributors.

Aline Brosh McKenna Talks Changes Still Needed on #MeToo Anniversary

Variety: Although writers’ rooms have become more diverse in the last few years, the heads of networks or studios are “still in a bubble” when it comes to conversations around #MeToo and Time’s Up, believes “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” co-creator and showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna. And ultimately, they wield the most power when it comes to diversity in a series.

Bollywood’s Expanding #MeToo Movement Hits Productions

Variety: The #MeToo movement arrived late in India. But it is a juggernaut that is here to stay, and is having a measurable effect on production.

Aamir Khan Productions is to withdraw from a film where one of the filmmakers is accused of harassment in a 2014 case that is currently sub-judice.

An Interview With Tarana Burke, One Year After #MeToo

jezebel.com: In a Senate floor speech announcing her support for now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Maine Republican Susan Collins applauded the “#MeToo movement” as “needed” and “long overdue.” She then proceeded to hand a lifetime appointment to a man accused of sexual assault and harassment by multiple women. According to Page Six, Jodie Foster was saved from a “#MeToo moment” by child stardom and a supportive mother. USA Today recently ran a series of tips to help small businesses avoid “Me Too-type incidents” in the workplace, and also found that everyone was talking about the “#MeToo moment” in the movie Eighth Grade.

What needs to change in Hollywood one year after #MeToo?

USA TODAY: One year after the #MeToo movement began, difficult questions on how to change a harmful system remain. USA TODAY spoke with 26 members of a feminist film collective that came together earlier this year to produce a PSA to further the movement. Here, they offer firsthand insight into what needs to change to combat the culture of harassment in Hollywood and beyond.

CBS’ failings show how deep misogynist rot runs in entertainment

ThinkProgress: To hear certain quarters tell it, the Me Too movement is a dangerous, rapid-fire vengeance gun which, left unchecked, will swiftly ruin the lives of all men. Even men who have daughters!

From this perspective, Me Too is taking out men left and right, destroying their lives (by briefly suspending them from their dream jobs), toppling the patriarchy like a stack of Jenga blocks, and it’s moving too fast and it’s going too far and it’s all so out of control.

Following Kevin Spacey Controversy, The Old Vic Announces The Guardians Network To Improve Workplace Culture

www.broadwayworld.com: Today, The Old Vic announces the Guardians Network - a collaboration between organisations committed to eliminating abuses of power in the workplace. The Guardians Programme, launched earlier this year, is designed to help any organisation go further in its commitment to creating a safe and secure working environment for all.