China #MeToo case heard in court after more than 2 years

A high profile sexual harassment case against an influential state TV host has begun in Beijing today, with his accuser calling it a major moment in the country’s still-young #MeToo movement.  Zhou Xiaoxuan, 27, accuses Zhu Jun, a popular media figure, of forcibly kissing her in 2014 when she was working as an intern at … Read more

Is #MeToo Mulan worth the moolah? BRIAN VINER reviews Disney’s £150m remake

Mulan (Disney+, 12A)   Rating: Verdict: Colourful but humourless  I’m Thinking Of Ending Things (Netflix)  Rating: Verdict: Great acting, grim tale  Mulan, Disney’s latest live-action remake of one of its own hit animations, was meant to be one of the two summer blockbusters, along with Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, to breathe fire back into the wounded dragon … Read more

Prominent MeToo activist Amanda de Cadenet drops her support for Amber Heard

Prominent MeToo supporter Amanda de Cadenet has dropped her support for Amber Heard after listening to her ‘verbally abusing’ Johnny Depp in bombshell audio tapes published exclusively by DailyMail.com. The 34-year-old actress was expecting de Cadenet, a close friend and longtime women’s rights activist, to testify against Depp in a series of looming defamation cases. … Read more

Disney Plus edits out Toy Story 2 casting couch joke following #MeToo movement

Disney Plus edits out Toy Story 2 casting couch joke following #MeToo movement after dozens of Hollywood predators were revealed … including their former business partner Harvey Weinstein The line came from Stinky Pete, played by Kelsey Grammer   Character said, ‘You know, I’m sure I could get you a part in Toy Story 3’   Disney … Read more

Sharon Stone, 62, talks MeToo, dating on Bumble and stroke recovery

Sharon Stone, 62, talks lasting the test of time in ‘misogynistic’ Hollywood, learning to accept herself after her stroke and the perils of dating on Bumble By Kate Thomas for MailOnline Published: 08:00 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 08:00 BST, 15 April 2020 Sharon Stone is the cover star for the new edition of … Read more

Léa Seydoux claims the #MeToo movement is riddled with ‘hypocrisy’

Léa Seydoux has claimed that the #MeToo movement is riddled with ‘hypocrisy’ because victims only chose to speak out after the campaign began. The Bond girl, 34, who plays Dr Madeleine Swann in the 007 franchise, stated that people kept quiet about the levels of harassment before the movement started. During an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Léa … Read more

How stink bombs and rotten tomatoes struck the first blows for #MeToo

When the reigning Miss World appeared on stage in 1969 in war-torn Saigon, alongside comedian Bob Hope, she received a rapturous reception from thousands of salivating US troops recovering from their brutal battles in Vietnam. Just weeks earlier more than 100 million viewers worldwide watched on TV as Eva Rueber-Staier, Miss Austria, was crowned as … Read more

How #MeToo has RUINED dating by making men scared to approach women in real life, expert says

A dating expert has claimed the #MeToo movement has made men across the world scared to approach women on the street for fear they’ll come across as ‘creepy’ or be accused of harassment. Kezia Noble, 38, from Chelsea, south west London, an author who appeared as a coach on Celebs Go Dating in 2018, said … Read more

Placido Domingo issues apology after union finds him guilty of sexual misconduct

Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo apologised for “the hurt” he caused to women who accused him of sexual misconduct as a US opera union investigation found him guilty of abuse of power. At least 20 women have accused Domingo of forcibly kissing, grabbing or fondling them in incidents dating back to at least the 1980s. … Read more