By Devin Dubon With the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, it is becoming increasingly clear that no matter what accusations are put forward, sexual assault will never be taken seriously in Congress. Not by the Republicans who attacked Dr. Ford, ridiculing and belittling her in public. Not by those who try to…
By Diana Rodriguez “…Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! (Except you Harvey, and all your wicked conspirators — I’m glad it’s going slowly – you don’t deserve a bullet) -stay tuned…,” American actress and model Uma Thurman posted this cryptic message on her Instagram during the holidays, but said she would take her time before sharing her story…
By Yasmine Mezawi The 60th Annual Grammy red carpet was infused with white roses – a stark contrast to the blacked out Golden Globes Awards. Since the spur of the #MeToo movement and the political controversy that still lingers around Hollywood, the time has come for yet another political and controversial award show: the Grammys….
By Valeria Bula In a recent string of continuous sexual assault allegations made towards USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, another gymnastic star came out saying, me too. Just as the sentencing for his previous allegations was about to be made, American gymnast Simon Biles came out on Twitter Monday afternoon to make her announcement…
By Nathalie Del Valle The 75th Annual Golden Globes’ red carpet was filled with black gowns and suits representing the movement “Times Up.” The award show was unusually serious as many artists wanted to bring light to the recent sexual harassment allegations. Eight actresses brought along advocates with them to the show. Rosa Clemente brought…
By Daylin Delgado Despite the lack of female nominees in unisex categories—Natalie Portman and the nation are looking at you, Best Director—women stole the show at the typically festive Golden Globes Awards Show. The women almost exclusively wore black, except for the few who felt they just didn’t need to, and many of them left…
By Luis Mila “It’s 2018. Marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn’t.” says Seth Meyers, host of the Golden Globe awards this year. It comes to no surprise the war on drugs and social justice movements have been brought to light at yet another awards show. Similarly, political scandals were scrutinized and mocked…
By Abigail Rosales Since mid-October, sexual assault allegations have risen in the Hollywood world, as the famous celebrities we all know and love have spoken out about being harassed and assaulted. It all started on Twitter, on October 15th, when actress Alyssa Milano began the hashtag #MeToo and it began trending. The purpose of this…
By Roxana Casanueva The famous and powerful producer, Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax Films in 1979, has worked in the film industry for decades, making many enemies throughout his career. A story published by the New York Times had released several unknown sexual harassment accusations toward Weinstein. He had planned to take a leave of…