Model Alliance Plans Rally at The Met for Fashion Workers Act

Countless brands, celebrities and influencers — established and aspiring — use The Met Gala as a springboard for publicity and new business opportunities. But the Model Alliance is focusing on the Metropolitan Museum of Art to draw attention to New York State’s Fashion Workers Act. The group is leading a rally on the steps of … Read more

Harvey Weinstein Faces Accuser As Judge Orders Retrial

Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein faced one of his accusers in New York court Wednesday as he was told he would be retried for rape and sexual assault convictions that were overturned in the state. His 2020 conviction for raping ex-actress Jessica Mann, who was in the front row of the courtroom’s public gallery and … Read more

Weinstein decision won’t stop the reckoning – The Mercury News

By Jocelyn Noveck | Associated Press NEW YORK — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with … Read more

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke remains confident the movement will persist despite Weinstein setback

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with sexual assault survivors, found herself again declaring after New … Read more

Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction overturned in a major setback for #Me Too

New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned the 2020 sex crimes conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, in the case that helped to create the #MeToo movement. In a 4-3 decision, the state Court of Appeals said the trial judge made a critical mistake by letting prosecutors introduce testimony from women who claimed that … Read more