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Soon after disgraced Hollywood movie mogul and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein tested positive for the coronavirus, other celebrity prisoners voiced their fear of facing the same fate. In Chicago, sinking singer R. Kelly, 52, is reportedly practicing “social distancing” at Chicago’s Cook County federal jail to avoid contracting COVID-19, his lawyer told Vulture magazine. In…

As soon as disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape, Twitter unloaded on the many Black apologists who supported Bill Cosby despite being convicted for sexual assault. The common theme among many Black Twitter users, particularly African American women, is that many Black men can no longer support…

After former Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and another criminal sex act on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, Bill Cosby’s camp released a statement calling the jury verdict a “very sad day in America.” Cosby’s publicist Andrew Wyatt posted this to the disgraced comedian’s Instagram and Twitter platforms after the Weinstein…

Round 10 of the Mo’Nique and Oprah Winfrey feud has officially commenced. Or perhaps it is round 12 or 13. We’ve lost count. The comedic actress fired off on Winfrey once again, this time for allegedly favoring disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein over the likes of accused sexual assault perpetrators Russell Simmons and Michael Jackson. Weinstein…

Harvey Weinstein has come to terms with his female accusers. On Dec. 11, The New York Times reported that Weinstein reached a tentative settlement with the women who said he harassed them. Over 30 actresses and ex-employees of Weinstein were named in the lawsuit against him and his company, Weinstein Company. The women will receive…

Lupita Nyong’o has spoken out about how sexism and abuse is being dealt with in Hollywood. The 36-year-old actress previously accused disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, and has said she’s thankful for movements such as #MeToo and Time’s Up, because they are bringing much-needed change to film sets. She told Vanity Fair…

Harvey Weinstein attends the Carol premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. (Photo Credit: Denis Makarenko/shutterstock) This is the documentary that Americans have been waiting for. Harvey Weinstein, once one of the most powerful Hollywood moguls and allegedly one of the most ruthless sexual predators of the modern era, is finally…

Madonna is speaking out about her interactions with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The 60-year-old singer’s 1991 documentary Truth or Dare was distributed by Miramax — owned by Weinstein and his brother at the time — and the “Like a Prayer” hitmaker alleges he acted in the same way to “a lot of other women” in the industry…

And the Black community exhaled. Actor and MTV host Nick Cannon finally said publicly what many African American social media users have been complaining vociferously about for the past several months: When will the scorching hot spotlight, which has melted one Black icon after another, begin to shine in the direction of former media mogul…

Some feel that the #MeToo movement that was started by a Black woman has been co-opted by Hollywood and ignores the very community it was founded from: poor Black women and girls. As #MeToo founder Tarana Burke reminded people at the Facing Race Conference in Detroit, the #MeToo movement originated a decade before any indictments and…

These above words blared out from this writer’s Facebook page like flashing neon lights, inciting some of the strongest reactions — and by far the most shared posts — I’ve ever personally seen. At the heart of the matter is the fact that Dr. William H. Cosby Jr., aka comic legend Bill Cosby, 81, was…

Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on new sex charges. The disgraced movie mogul has been indicted for committing a forcible sex act by a third woman in 2006. District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement: “A Manhattan grand jury has now indicted Harvey Weinstein on some of the most serious sexual offenses…

British actress Thandie Newton claims that she was not invited to join the powerful #TimesUp movement that swept through Hollywood and across the country because she was “not hot enough.” Newton, 45, said she has spoken out for years about being sexually assaulted by a casting director. She recently told The Telegraph it was “very…

Rapper-turned-talk show host Eve shared the harrowing story of how she was nearly the victim of a sexual assault years ago after being drugged at an industry party. In the aftermath of the monumental Harvey Weinstein sexual assault revelations and #MeToo movement in 2017, no one is shocked anymore about the ever-present dangers of being…

Famed filmmaker Will Packer is getting tired of comedienne Mo’Nique putting his name in her mouth and then spitting it out onto the sidewalk to step over. Mo’Nique audaciously (and some say recklessly) compared the prolific movie producer (Girls Trip, Think Like a Man, Ride Along) to the disgraced Harvey Weinstein as she fired…

The Hollywood movie manager who helped fuel the rise of Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry and Oscar-nominated thespian Taraji P. Henson also used his growing influence and prestige to sexually harass and assault multiple women of color. Nine black women and an Asian female confided in The Washington Post that Vincent Cirrincione “made unwanted sexual…

The 38-year-old actress says it wasn’t “foreign” for her when the allegations surrounding the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey became public as she was “raped and molested” as a young girl. Speaking on the Morado Lens podcast, she said, “I was raped and molested as a child, so for me, the world was…

The continuing Hollywood Sodom and Gomorrah sex saga took yet another radical turn that no one anticipated. Singer Seal is under investigation by Los Angeles County authorities due to alleged sexual harassment and assault by a young woman. She filed a claim that the “From a Rose” singer forced himself on her while retrieving a…

Seal has suggested Oprah Winfrey knew of the allegations made against Harvey Weinstein, and described her as “sanctimonious,” just days after her rousing Golden Globe Awards speech. The “Kiss From A Rose” hitmaker took aim at the TV icon as he targeted her friendship with the disgraced filmmaker.Sharing pictures of the pair together on Instagram,…

If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet. pic.twitter.com/k2oeCiUf9n — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 15, 2017 The #MeToo movement is blazing like wildfire. On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.”…