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Harvey Weinstein is a former American film producer who co-founded Miramax and The Weinstein Company. Once powerful in Hollywood, he was convicted of sexual assault in 2020, sparking the #MeToo movement.
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Avengers star Scarlett Johansson has had plenty to get excited about recently, most notably with last month's release of Endgame, the latest record-breaking blockbuster from Marvel. But it turns out that the 34-year-old actress has another very exciting date on the horizon. Yes, congratulations are most definitely in order for…
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From the moment we met 50 Cent back in 2003, he warned us he was going to "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" - and boy did he mean it! In his debut hit single In Da Club, the rapper told us he was "feelin' focused man, my money on my…
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The last few years have seen a huge shift towards female empowerment and equality in the workplace. Scrutiny which was long overdue has highlighted gender pay gaps, sexual harassment and the institutional objectification of women. In 2017, the news that millionaire movie producer Harvey Weinstein had abused his position of…
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James Gunn directed the first two 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movies, which were wildly successful, earning more than $1.6 billion worldwide. However, last March, Disney abruptly fired the critically acclaimed director after his old, offensive tweets resurfaced. The tweets dated from 2008 to 2011, and contained tasteless jokes about sensitive…
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It has been over a year since news of the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, but the disgraced Hollywood mogul has yet to stand trial for his alleged crimes, which include the rape, sexual assault, and harassment of more than 12 women. News of his alleged crimes first broke in October…
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In October 2017, reports in The New York Times and The New York Reporter exposed Harvey Weinstein as a serial rapist and abuser of women in Hollywood. Over the following months, more than 80 women came forward to accuse the film producer of inappropriate conduct of varying degrees, eventually leading…
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When you're dating someone for a significant length of time, it's only natural that you begin to adopt one another's traits and habits. Maybe you share a lot of in-jokes that only make sense to the two of you, maybe you start to eat your steaks cooked the same way,…
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Ever since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in 2017, people have been Hollywood personalities accountable for their sexually inappropriate behaviour. As a result, we've seen the likes of Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, and Aziz Ansari face consequences of varying degrees for their harassment and abuse of men and women -…
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Celebrities are often given a bad name by a small minority who abuse their position and influence (Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein I'm talking about you). This rich and famous subset of society are often much maligned and court controversy with the general public thanks to their huge paychecks and…
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Whether we're talking Borat, Bruno, or Da Ali G show, we're used to seeing Sacha Baron Cohen doing some crazy stuff on camera, and for the most part we're used to laughing at it. Who could forget the time that he teabagged Eminem at the MTV Movie Awards (staged, but…
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Jennifer Lawrence has slammed Harvey Weinstein after he allegedly bragged about "having sex with her" in order to lure another actress in. The Silver Linings Playbook actress attacked the American film producer for "predatory tactics and lies" after a new lawsuit filed by an anonymous woman claimed he had boasted…
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Perhaps the main takeaway from the #MeToo movement was that many women out were victims of sexual harassment in one way or another - and every single one of them was done with being victimised. However, there were many other things we could gather from the international movement, one of…
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It's fair to say that a lot of cinephiles are pretty excited about Quentin Tarantino's latest project: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - especially as it comes after The Hateful Eight, which got something of a lacklustre critical reception. However, I think everyone agrees that the subject matter of…
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In the wake of the #MeToo movement, which began as a progressive response to allegations made against big name Hollywood personalities such as Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, countless celebrities have been outed as abusers. Louis CK, James Franco, and Morgan Freeman are just a few examples of those who…
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Lindsay Lohan has done some questionable things over the course of her career. In the last year alone, she's professed her support for Harvey Weinstein, gone full rage-mode on Instagram over two of her employees wearing the wrong kind of shoes, and sparked a viral trend with some really weird…
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Since her years of teenage fame, Lindsay Lohan has been involved in controversy after controversy. From putting on strange accents while living in the Middle East to sharing her support for Harvey Weinstein, the 32-year-old actress appears not to be afraid of letting her unconventional opinions be known. Just now,…
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Awards shows tend to be, ironically enough, some of the most-watched events on TV, and this year's Emmy awards were no exception. Indeed, they're arguably even more of a cultural milestone than ever, since we're (apparently) living in a golden age of TV drama production, where the stories and performances…
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Sky News has obtained a nine-minute video which shows disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein acting inappropriately with Melissa Thompson, a 28-year-old businesswoman. The footage was shot in September 2011, when Thompson visited the The Weinstein Company to pitch her tech company's online marketing tool. The meeting was recorded as part…
