Metoo
Harvey Weinstein Is Getting 16 More Years In Prison After A Los Angeles Jury Found Him Guilty Of Multiple Sex Crimes
The former media mogul is already serving a 23-year sentence after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault in New York in 2020.
Stephanie K. Baer
Harvey Weinstein Has Been Found Guilty Of Rape And Sexual Assault Charges In Los Angeles
The verdict comes after a Los Angeles jury heard testimony from around 50 witnesses, including four women who accused Weinstein of sexual assault.
Anna Betts
Nick Carter Allegedly Raped A 17-Year-Old Girl On A Backstreet Boys Tour Bus In 2001, A New Lawsuit Claims
"The last 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame, and self-harm that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me," Shannon Ruth, now 39, said.
Stephanie K. Baer
The California Governor's Wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Testified About How Harvey Weinstein Allegedly Raped Her
"Horror. Horror. I’m trembling, I’m like a rock, I’m frigid. This is my worst nightmare," Siebel Newsom told the jury.
Anna Betts
Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Paul Haggis Has Been Ordered To Pay $7.5 Million To A Woman Who Said He Raped Her
The verdict comes just months after Haggis, who is best known as the director, screenwriter, and producer of the movie Crash, was arrested in Italy on suspicion of sexual assault.
Stephanie K. Baer
Prosecutors In Harvey Weinstein’s Second Rape Trial Opened With Gutting Testimony From His Alleged Victims, Which Defense Attorneys Promised To Make “Evaporate” Under Scrutiny
Weinstein’s attorney told jurors that the prosecution’s case is a “firehose ... designed to shock and awe” and that each allegation is a “weak and unsubstantiated trickle that will evaporate upon your close scrutiny.”
Anna Betts
Some Potential Jurors In Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Trial Say They Have Never Heard Of #MeToo
“Never heard of it before," one potential male juror said when asked about the #MeToo movement.
Anna Betts
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, The Wife Of The California Governor, Will Testify Against Harvey Weinstein At His Sexual Assault Trial In Los Angeles
BuzzFeed News has confirmed that Siebel Newsom is "Jane Doe #4" and accusing Weinstein of forcible oral copulation and forcible rape.
Anna Betts
Harvey Weinstein’s Second Trial For Rape And Sexual Assault Charges Begins Next Week. Here’s What You Need To Know.
After being convicted of sexually assaulting two women in New York, the former movie producer is facing criminal charges related to five other women in Los Angeles.
Anna Betts
Kevin Spacey’s Sexual Assault Trial Has Begun
Anthony Rapp, best known for his role in the original Broadway cast of Rent, said Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him when he was 14 years old.
Julia Reinstein
A Hollywood TV Producer Was Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Several Women After Luring Them To His Home For Photo Shoots
Police described the producer, Eric Weinberg, as a "serial sexual assault suspect," saying he approached women at grocery stores, coffee shops, and other public places "under the guise of being a photographer."
Stephanie K. Baer
Why The Depp v. Heard Verdict Is So Brutal
The Johnny Depp defamation verdict against Amber Heard was a gutting experience.
Scaachi Koul
All Rise, The TikTok Courtroom Of Amber Heard And Johnny Depp Is Now In Session
People seem to be forgetting that there are two real people in the midst of this who are having to relive the worst parts of their relationship.
Ikran Dahir
Congress Has Closed The Loophole That Allowed Federal Officers To Claim Sex With A Detainee Is Consensual
After BuzzFeed News reported that the loophole existed in 35 states in 2018, six states changed their police sexual misconduct laws and the federal bill was first proposed.
Albert Samaha
The Supreme Court Has Declined To Review The Bill Cosby Decision That Freed Him From Prison
Cosby was released last June after Pennsylvania's Supreme Court overturned his rape conviction, ruling that his constitutional rights had been violated during the prosecution.
Julia Reinstein
Congress Passed One Of The Biggest Workplace Reforms Of The #MeToo Era
In a rare bipartisan move, the Senate sent a bill ending forced arbitration for sexual misconduct claims to President Joe Biden.
Addy Baird
Eric Schneiderman Says He’s Changed. Is That Enough?
When New York’s attorney general was accused of abusing women, one friend decided that instead of cutting him out of her life, she would try to make him reckon with the harm he inflicted. The experiment they undertook underscores the tantalizing promise — and the painful limitations — of moral redemption for men outed by #MeToo.
Katie J.M. Baker
The Smithsonian’s #MeToo Moment
Many researchers dream of one day working at the Smithsonian’s facility in Panama. But 16 women scientists told BuzzFeed News that their experiences there were nightmares ruled by prominent men who exploited their powers.
Nishita Jha
Mexican Influencers Are Getting Called Out For Promoting Abuse. Has the Country’s #MeToo Movement Finally Turned a Corner?
Some of Mexico's most popular influencers are being accused of sexual assault — but many of the women who speak out are getting victim-blamed.
Karla Zabludovsky
This Laura van den Berg Short Story Is An Eerie Commentary On #MeToo
In this story from I Hold a Wolf by the Ears, a man tries to convince his wife her anger isn’t real.
Laura van den Berg
How “The Invisible Man” Shows The Horror Of Not Believing Women In The #MeToo Era
“I felt the movie drifting in this direction of gaslighting, domestic abuse, and women not being believed or feeling like there's an unseen threat,” writer-director Leigh Whannell told BuzzFeed News. (LOTS OF Spoilers ahead!)
Krystie Lee Yandoli
“BoJack Horseman” Asks What Accountability After #MeToo Looks Like
In its final season, BoJack Horseman holds BoJack — and those of us watching in the real world — to account. (Spoilers!)
Tomi Obaro
The Judge In The Harvey Weinstein Trial Told Potential Jurors The “Case Is Not A Referendum On #MeToo”
Five people — three men and two women — have been selected to sit on the jury.
Nishita Jha
Joe Biden Said To Support #MeToo We Should "Keep Punching At" Domestic Violence
The former vice president did not directly address the broader issues of the #MeToo movement in his response at Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate.
Nidhi Prakash
Instagram Won’t Say Whether It Will Protect The Identity Of An Anonymous Account Sharing #MeToo Allegations
Emails seen by BuzzFeed News show that Instagram offered support and reassurances to anonymous accounts naming sexual harassers — and then walked back when the courts got involved.
Nishita Jha
Two #MeToo Books Were Just Published. One Is Great. The Other Shows You What Not To Do.
How two books by New York Times reporters stack up on one of the most complex issues to write about in 2019.
Miriam Elder
The 23-Year-Old “MeToo” DIY Rape Kit Founder Says She’ll Fight Law Enforcement’s Demands That She Stop Advertising
Several attorneys general have slammed the makers of DIY rape kits, saying they are profiting from misleading sexual assault survivors and depriving them of justice.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Olivia Munn Said Redemption Is Possible For Men In The Era Of #MeToo, But It Needs To Be Earned
“There are these certain men who, when they mess up they kind of go, ‘Oops, sorry, my bad,’ and then just resume their place in line,” Munn told BuzzFeed News.
Michael Blackmon
She’s The Public Face Of #MeToo In Science. Now Critics Are Speaking Out About Her Tactics.
Seven leaders of the MeTooSTEM group have resigned, citing a lack of transparency and the founder’s combative tweets.
Peter Aldhous
These Tech Execs Faced #MeToo Allegations. They All Have New Jobs.
Silicon Valley says it’s committed to improving diversity, but high-profile male executives accused of sexual misconduct are getting second chances. Some advocates are wondering why.
Ryan Mac
