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· Jane Nam
Thailand’s #MeToo: Top politicians resign over the country’s biggest sexual assault scandal to date
In what some are calling the country’s first #MeToo movement, more than a dozen women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against popular Thai politician Prinn Panitchpakdi. Prinn, 44, immediately resigned from his post as deputy leader of Thailand’s Democrat Party…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Lawyer Leaves Weinstein Co. Executive Husband After Sex Assault Scandal
After multiple women accused former Weinstein Company exec Bey Logan of sexual misconduct, he revealed that he has separated from his wife, Hong Kong-based lawyer Elizabeth Yang. Logan, a former associate of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, posted the announcement…
· Bryan Ke
Michelle Yeoh Says She Would Have Destroyed Harvey Weinstein if He Ever Tried Anything On Her
Malaysian actress, Michelle Yeoh, did not pull her punches when she admitted she would have kicked Harvey Weinstein’s behind if the Hollywood mogul tried anything. Adding her own voice into the whole sexual harassment scandal surrounding Hollywood producer, Weinstein, Yeoh…
· Carl Samson
Woody Allen’s Adopted Son Moses Farrow Defends Father From Sister’s Sexual Assault Claim
Moses Farrow, the adopted son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, has defended his father from the sexual assault allegation launched by his sister, Dylan Farrow, and the public backlash that ensued thereafter. Back in 2014, Dylan, who was also adopted, penned an open letter that…
· Bryan Ke
Michelle Obama’s Former Chief of Staff Leads Hollywood’s Greatest Fight Against Sexual Harassment
Editor’s Note: The article has been altered to clarify Sheryl Sandberg’s COO title at Facebook. The Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, created to help women in every workplace across the United States, is led by Asian-American attorney and former chief of staff to Michelle Obama,…
· Bryan Ke
Uber Investor Files Lawsuit After Being Accused of Rape in London Penthouse
Shervin Pishevar, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and an early investor of Uber, is suing Definers Public Affairs and two of its executives on Monday, accusing them of covert smear campaign against him. In the lawsuit filed in a California court, Pishevar alleges…
· Rice Media
Should Women Give Up the Power that Comes With Being Objectified?
I have been sexually harassed more times than I would like to remember. I have also let men objectify me in order to get my way. While I’m not proud of the latter, I mention this apparent contradiction in the same breath because sexual harassment is inseparable from the kind of…
· Ryan General
Epstein files reveal Soon-Yi Previn dismissed #MeToo
Soon-Yi Previn, the wife of filmmaker Woody Allen, told Jeffrey Epstein in a 2018 email that the #MeToo movement “has gone too far,” according to correspondence unsealed last week. Previn, now 55, also directed blame at a 15-year-old girl involved in the Anthony Weiner sexting…
· Ranier Maningding
Meet the Transgender Woman Who Now Identifies as a Transracial Filipina
Burdened by the responsibilities of being White, Adam Wheeler abandoned her “slave” White name and transformed into a melanin-rich Filipino woman named Ja Du. Ja Du is part of a growing community of self-proclaimed transracers — people born one race but they “transition” to…
· Ryan General
George Takei is Being Accused of Sexually Assaulting an Actor in 1981
Highly-respected actor and LGBT advocate George Takei is the latest celebrity accused of sexual assault in the growing list of scandals involving Hollywood luminaries. The news comes after several high-profile allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and rape were made against…