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Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan as his retrial begins.

Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial opens with new allegations from former model

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape was overturned. Now his retrial will include a new claim from one of his alleged victims.

  • Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz

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UK comedian Russell Brand attending the the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last year.

Russell Brand charged by UK police with rape and sexual assault

The charges follow an 18-month investigation that was sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.

Gerard Depardieu, left, arrives at his trial this week for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, with his lawyer Jeremie Assous.

Gerard Depardieu is standing trial for sexual assault. He says he doesn’t know what that means

The French actor, 76, told a court that placing a hand on someone’s buttocks isn’t sexual assault and that the #MeToo movement is “a form of hysteria”.

  • Juliette Jabkhiro
Finding supporters among judges and lawyers: former High Court judge Dyson Heydon.

A kick in the guts for women: The legal profession’s re-embrace of a disgraced judge

What message does it send when judges and lawyers lionise former High Court judge Dyson Heydon, who was found to have sexually harassed a number of associates and who drove women from the profession?

  • Gabrielle Appleby
Kevin Spacey responds to Guy Pearce

‘You’re not a victim’: Kevin Spacey claps back at Guy Pearce over targeting accusations

Actor Kevin Spacey has responded to accusations from Guy Pearce that Spacey “targeted” him while on the set of L.A. Confidential.

  • Nell Geraets
Seam ‘Diddy’ Combs is suing NBC Universal.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues major media company over new documentary

Combs has been held in custody in Brooklyn since his arrest in September on racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking charges.

  • Philip Marcelo
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Blake Lively in It Ends With Us

Blake Lively hit with defamation suit by Justin Baldoni’s crisis PR team

It is the fifth lawsuit filed in the months-long celebrity feud that began when Lively accused movie co-star and director Justin Baldoni, of sexually harassing her on set.

  • Brittany Busch
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer at the premiere of Good Omens in London in 2019.

Neil Gaiman accuser files case alleging sexual assault, human trafficking

A New Zealand woman has filed a lawsuit accusing the author of rape and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer of presenting her to him for abuse.

  • Todd Richmond
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

Judge warns Baldoni, Lively lawyers in It Ends With Us dispute

In the first court hearing of the high-profile celebrity feud, lawyers for the two actors have traded barbs.

  • Luc Cohen
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Texts, lies and videotape: Making sense of the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni case

It’s the highest profile celebrity feud we’ve seen for years and – more than ever – it pays to be sceptical about what you hear.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/metoo-movement-1m0i