Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Gal Gadot pulls out of event for Brett Ratner amid sexual harassment scandals

By TOI staff Israeli actress Gal Gadot withdrew from an awards dinner honoring director Brett Ratner amid growing scrutiny of sexual harassment in Hollywood following the allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein. Gadot was scheduled to present the Tree of Life award at event for Jewish National Fund on Sunday before deciding to cancel her appearance, […]

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Ashley Judd says she made a deal with Harvey Weinstein to escape sexual harassment

Feeling trapped and facing a barrage of propositions years ago in Harvey Weinstein’s hotel room, Ashley Judd says, she made a deal with the now-disgraced producer: She would say yes to his sexual advances after she won an Academy Award for one of his films. He countered with after she was nominated for one. She

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Megyn Kelly Slams Bill O’Reilly, Lists Sexual Harassers Including Donald Trump

Megyn Kelly made an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” where she recalled her time at FOX News and called out Billy O’Reilly as someone that sexually harrassed her. “It was time to tell that story,” Kelly said on the late night show. “I take no pleasure in discussing Fox News in that way

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

MSNBC political analyst Mark Halperin put on leave over sexual harassment claims

Political journalist and author Mark Halperin was pulled Thursday from his contributor’s role at MSNBC after a report that he sexually harassed five women during his tenure at ABC News. Five women who worked with Halperin when he was political director of ABC News in the early 2000s told CNN that he propositioned them or

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Filmmaker: Jews killed in Holocaust because they didn’t blend in

[twittervideo:2034193] An American filmmaker is under fire for comments she made in a television interview regarding the role Jewish tradition played in the Holocaust. Heidi Ewing, a documentary director best known for the Academy Award-nominated Jesus Camp and Freakonomics, was interviewed by Charlie Rose last Thursday, discussing among other, things her latest film, One of

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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Dessert hummus spreads win ‘Shark Tank’ investment

By TOI staff A US company that offers sweet hummus spreads enjoyed a successful stint on ABC’s “Shark Tank” this week, with Jewish billionaire Mark Cuban agreeing to invest $600,000 in the venture. “Shark Tank” sees entrepeneurs pitch their business schemes to a panel of investors, who must choose whether to invest in the projects,

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food

Director James Toback Accused Of Sexual Harassment

Thirty-eight women have come forward to accuse director James Toback of sexual harassment, in the wake of similar accusations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. According to Los Angeles Times, the women claimed they had negative encounters with the 72-year-old Bugsy writer, with a number of them speaking on the record over the allegations. The women

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

O’Reilly reportedly paid $32 million harassment settlement before signing new Fox contract

Fired Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly paid $32 million to settle a sexual harassment claim just before he signed his last contract with Fox News. A report in the New York Times published Saturday said O’Reilly made the payment to Lis Wiehl, a longtime contributor to his program, who alleged that O’Reilly forced her into

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Mayim Bialik apologizes for Harvey Weinstien op-ed

Mayim Bialik apologized on Wednesday for an op-ed she wrote responding to the recent Harvey Weinstein sexual molestation scandal, after critics claimed the actress had blamed women for men”s abusive behavior after she wrote that her modest dress helped her avoid sexual harassment. The actress, best known for her role on the TV series The

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Brat Pack darling reveals she was sexually assaulted by a director at 14

2016 American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala Molly Ringwald, an ’80s teen idol, opened up about being sexually assaulted by a director in Hollywood in a new op-ed published in The New Yorker. In a piece entitled “All the Other Harvey Weinsteins,” the “16 Candles” star described her own experience with sexual assault in Hollywood in

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Catch ‘Some where in the Middle’ before it closes

By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD—The play Somewhere in the Middle is about three generations of a family living together somewhere in the Midwest.  For once, they are not a dysfunctional family, a subject that many playwrights these days tend to focus on.  This family is  an affectionate, intelligent, funny, and reasonably harmonious company. The older

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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast