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'My boss raped me': Japanese prosecutor's fight for justice
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» OSAKA - Very few women in Japan speak out about rape, and Hikari, too, kept quiet for years about her alleged assault by her boss, Osaka's former chief prosecutor.
Jury dispute triggers mistrial on Harvey Weinstein rape charge
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» NEW YORK — The judge in the Harvey Weinstein sex crimes retrial declared a mistrial on the outstanding rape charge against the movie producer Thursday, after the jury foreperson refused to return to deliberate the count amid a jury room feud.
US singer Chris Brown charged with assault in Britain
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» LONDON — American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, is due to appear in a UK court on Friday after being arrested and charged over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023, police said.
Gerard Depardieu: a tarnished French film icon
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» PARIS - Gerard Depardieu was a titan of French cinema for more than 50 years but a sexual assault conviction, a string of other allegations and several instances of lewd behaviour now cast a long, dark shadow over what was once a glittering career.
Teen monster strikes; police out to lunch; in vice's grip
News, Mae Moo, Published on 09/03/2025
» School, parents duck for cover
'Emilia Perez' tops Oscar nominations in fire-hit Hollywood
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Transgender cartel musical "Emilia Perez" topped this year's Oscar nominations, earning 13 nods in an announcement on Thursday postponed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
'Fall of the ogre': Depardieu sparks #MeToo moment in French cinema
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - For more than a year after rape allegations against French actor Gerard Depardieu, the film industry shrugged its shoulders and the cinematic legend with more than 200 titles to his name continued working.
Strike-hit Venice fest says Hollywood must prize 'art over content'
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» VENICE - Hollywood strikes robbed the Venice Film Festival of some of its usual glitz as it launched its 80th edition on Wednesday, but jury president Damien Chazelle said it was a warning that the industry must prize "art over content".
Fewer stars, more scandal at 80th Venice Film Festival
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» PARIS - The Venice Film Festival celebrates its 80th edition next week, but a Hollywood strike means many stars may be missing, leaving the spotlight to controversial directors like Roman Polanski and Woody Allen.
MeToo film movement shifts from rhetoric to action
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» As the MeToo movement evolves, the film industry is seeking practical ways to ensure its opposition to harassment and abuse is translated into tangible improvements.