Metoo
Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer Says The #MeToo Movement Is "So Over The Top"
"There are parts of it that are in my opinion intellectually dishonest," the attorney told the BBC in his first interview since Weinstein was charged with sex crimes.
Jason Wells
The News This Week: Furries, Nazis, And #MeToo
Chris Savino's Nickelodeon reckoning, the neo-Nazi problem on Disqus, Kim Kardashian's visit to President Trump, and more.
Alex Laughlin
Take This Survey About Sex And Consent In The Age Of #MeToo
BuzzFeed News is planning a series about sex later this year, and we’d like to hear from you!
Tomi Obaro
#MeToo Questions Take Over Bill Clinton’s Book Tour
Clinton appeared unprepared for questions about Monica Lewinsky on Monday.
Steven Perlberg
Bill Cosby Rape Victim Andrea Constand Says She's Proud To Be Part Of #MeToo
"We will hold people accountable. We will teach consent. This is just getting started," Andrea Constand said.
Stephanie K. Baer
Here’s What Happens When #MeToo Backlash Is Weaponized
There’s an international pushback against the wave of women’s demands for equality. In Spain, that pushback has robbed a young woman of her anonymity.
Rose Troup Buchanan
Who Gets To Be At The Center Of #MeToo Stories?
Jennifer Fox’s powerful new film The Tale is a reminder of how many #MeToo narratives have been centered on the men accused, rather than the people who have spoken up against them. (Warning: This essay contains descriptions of child sexual assault, and spoilers.)
Alison Willmore
In The Wake Of #MeToo, The Pentagon Is Seeing An Increase In Sexual Assault Reports
Sexual assault reports rose in all service branches, led by a 15% increase among Marines, but officials insist the actual number of assaults is on the decline.
Vera Bergengruen
Bill Cosby's Jury Says #MeToo And Race Weren't Factors In His Guilty Verdict
"Each of us is walking away with that sense of peace, knowing we performed our duty in the manner it deserved."
Claudia Rosenbaum
This Juror Said He Had Never Heard Of The #MeToo Movement Before Convicting Bill Cosby
“I only found about it after I got home and looked online to see what everything was.”
Cora Lewis
Here's How #MeToo Could Fight Employment Discrimination In Hollywood
“The disease is employment discrimination, and that disease has a lot of different symptoms. One of those symptoms is a great, vast variety of levels of sexual harassment and abuse.”
Ariane Lange
Unions Are Trying To Fix The #MeToo Problem On Political Campaigns
Unionized campaigns are establishing a detailed process for reporting sexual harassment with timelines and neutral third-party review.
Ruby Cramer
The #MeToo Era Is Happening In South Korea Whether It’s Ready For It Or Not
With the movement dominating the discussion of women's rights in South Korea, many of the country's feminists are ready for change. But is South Korea ready and willing to listen?
Rachael Krishna
Live Updates: Bill Cosby Jurors Say They Weren't Influenced By #MeToo Or Outside Factors
Bill Cosby, who is charged with drugging and raping a woman in 2004 at his home in Pennsylvania, was retried after a judge was forced to declare a mistrial in the case last year. BuzzFeed News reporter Claudia Rosenbaum reported from the scene.
BuzzFeed News
Tony Robbins Has Apologized After He Was Slammed By #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke For "Gross" Comments
Robbins said some women are embracing victimhood, prompting a sharp criticism from Tarana Burke for his "misogyny." He apologized on Sunday.
David Mack
HBO's Movie About Joe Paterno's Penn State Downfall Is Weirdly Relevant In The #MeToo Era
Paterno's screenwriter talked to BuzzFeed News about how the HBO movie examines the complicity of "good people who make terrible mistakes."
Kate Aurthur
Experts Say Bill Cosby Will Have To Face The #MeToo Music At His Retrial For Rape
The #MeToo-related cultural shifts that have occurred since Cosby's mistrial could significantly alter how the jury views the evidence this time around.
Claudia Rosenbaum
Putin's Spokesperson Compared #MeToo Victims To Prostitutes
"What do we call a woman who sleeps with a man for 10 million dollars? This might sound rude, but we call her a prostitute.”
Hayes Brown
A #MeToo Fight Has Erupted Between Two Democrats
When can #MeToo be invoked, by whom, against whom? California gubernatorial candidate Amanda Renteria says the Democratic frontrunner, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, should resign because of past relationships with women. No prominent Democrats offered their support for the push. And Newsom allies are accusing Renteria of exploiting and cheapening the movement.
Ruby Cramer
Here Are The Very Few #MeToo And Time's Up Moments That Happened At The Oscars
Compared with the Golden Globes, the Oscars took a more...relaxed approach to the fight against sexual misconduct in Hollywood.
Alanna Bennett
Asian-American Women In Hollywood Say It’s Twice As Hard For Them To Say #MeToo
Harvey Weinstein’s fall from power may have opened the floodgates in Hollywood, but Asian-American actors and producers say a lack of representation makes it harder for them to speak up.
Susan Cheng
Gloria Allred Thinks #MeToo Hasn’t Made It Necessarily Safer For Victims To Come Forward
The victims’ rights attorney, who is the subject of the new Netflix documentary Seeing Allred, also declined to address Anthony Rapp’s claim to BuzzFeed News that she advised him that it was too risky to come forward about Kevin Spacey.
Adam B. Vary
#MeToo Moves Front And Center At The Oscar Nominee Luncheon
"I am every bit as gratified as the youngest of you here that the fossilized bedrock of many of Hollywood’s worst abuses are being jackhammered into oblivion," said Academy president John Bailey.
Adam B. Vary
Donald Trump, #MeToo, Facebook, And The Breakdown Of Institutional Power
The phantom feeling that something should’ve happened, but didn’t or won’t, flows through each of the central stories of the moment: Trump’s presidency, the nightmare revelations of sexual abuse, and the accumulating problems of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. What institutional power looks like in 2018.
Katherine Miller
"The Tale" Could Be The Most Important Movie Of The Year For The #MeToo Movement
The Tale, Jennifer Fox's autobiographical film about a woman reckoning with repressed sexual abuse, couldn't have come at a more potent time.
Alanna Bennett
Catherine Deneuve Apologized For Saying The #MeToo Movement Had Gone Too Far
"Insistent or clumsy flirting is not a crime, nor is gallantry a chauvinist aggression," read a letter signed last week by the French cinema icon and more than 100 other women. Deneuve later apologized to victims of sexual assault and harassment.
Michael Blackmon
Here Are The Big #MeToo And Time's Up Moments That Dominated The Golden Globes
"For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men," Oprah said. "But their time is up. Their time is up."
Alanna Bennett
This Black Woman Just Made The Best #MeToo Statement With Her Hair
Her hairstyles do all the talking.
Monica Mark
