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TACK | Athens | April 23
Catch "TACK" at the Onassis Cultural Center on April 23 at 8.30 p.m. Directed by Greek-British filmmaker Vania Turner, the documentary follows Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou and young sailing champion Amalia Provelengiou in Greece's #MeToo movement. A Q&A with the director will follow.
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US actor Kevin Spacey cleared of sex offences
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was acquitted on July 26 in Britain of nine alleged sex offences, in the latest court victory for the Oscar winner who was one of the first huge stars felled by the #MeToo movement.
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Exhibit offers Picasso through feminist lens
Fifty years after art icon Pablo Picasso's death, his legacy is reassessed by comedian Hannah Gadsby in a Brooklyn Museum exhibition in New York, this time through a contemporary, feminist lens.
In her 2018 Netflix special "Nanette," Gadsby expressed "hate" for the Spanish master of Cubism and the creator of works like "Guernica" and "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon."
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France’s César movie awards take stand against sexual crimes
Movie stars and other film industry workers convicted of or facing possible prison time for sexual or sexist violence are being banned from France's top movie award ceremony "out of respect for the victims."
Director Paul Haggis’s civil trial for rape opens in New York
The New York civil trial against Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis, who is accused of raping a publicist in 2013, opened on Oct. 19.
Haggis, who wrote and directed "Crash," and penned the screenplay for "Million Dollar Baby," arrived in court in the morning, an AFP photographer observed.
Weinstein sex assault trial opens in Los Angeles
Jury selection began Monday in the Los Angeles trial of disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, with five alleged victims expected to take the stand during the two-month case.
The 70-year-old "Pulp Fiction" producer is already serving 23 years in jail in New York after being convicted there of a series of sex crimes.
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Kevin Spacey due in UK court to face sexual assault charges
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was on Thursday due to appear at a London court, charged with four counts of sexual assault.
The 62-year-old star was expected at Westminster Magistrates' Court from 0900 GMT to face the charges, which he has vowed to fight.
Blockbuster Depp vs Heard defamation case goes to the jury
A jury began deliberations on May 27 in the blockbuster defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard after a six-week trial featuring blistering mutual accusations of domestic abuse.
Police file criminal complaint against actor Tribušon over sexual harassment
Ljubljana – Police have filed a criminal complaint against actor and drama teacher Matjaž Tribušon, 58, after young actress Mia Skrbinac publicly accused him of sexually harassing her while she was a student in 2014-2016 and filed a sexual harassment complaint at the University of Ljubljana last spring, the newspaper Delo reported on Tuesday.
Czechia Tested by Its #MeToo Moment
Feri, who denies he raped anyone but admits he may have acted "inappropriately" at times, has largely disappeared from Czech public life in the weeks since. He will now concentrate on defending himself against potential criminal charges, with police investigating as yet unspecified crimes.
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