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‘Guardians’ Director James Gunn Warned Women About James Toback: “I Couldn’t Stop Him”

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Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn says he’s been warning people about James Toback for more than 20 years. “I couldn’t stop him,” Gunn writes, “but I could warn people about him.” In a lengthy, blunt Facebook post today – tweeted by Gunn with the message “Why I’ve despised James Toback for over 20 years” – the Guardians writer/director says that when he lived in New York City during the 1990s, he personally met 15 women claiming to have been “accosted” by… Read

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Hollywood Reacts To James Toback Allegations: “Damn You”, “A Disgrace”

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Rose McGowan, Paul Feig and Asia Argento were among the first today to condemn director James Toback after the Los Angeles Times’ devastating report of sexual harassment allegations. According to The Times, 38 women have come forward, prompting McGowan to tweet “James Toback damn you for stealing, damn you for traumatizing.” Absent, so far, is Alec Baldwin, who co-stars with Sienna Miller in Toback’s latest film The Private Life of a Modern Woman. Miller has not yet… Read

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Director James Toback Accused Of Sexual Harassment By 38 Women – Report

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Director James Toback has been accused by more than 30 women of sexual harassment, according to a story in today’s Los Angeles Times. Toback is the director of, among other films, Two Girls and a Guy, was Oscar-nominated for writing Warren  Beatty’s Bugsy and most recently wrote and directed The Private Life of a Modern Woman, starring Sienna Miller and Alec Baldwin. According to the LA Times, he lured women to auditions and meetings by offering professional… Read

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NY Times Responds To Bill O’Reilly Spokesman’s Claims That They “Maliciously Smeared” Ex-Fox News Host — Updated

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UPDATED with response from New York Times: In a response to Fabiani’s statement in regards to Bill O’Reilly, New York Times editor Dean Baquet made his own statement to media saying: “Mr. Fabiani addresses everything but what the story actually says. This article, like our previous reporting on the subject, is accurate and deeply reported and we welcome any challenge to the facts. The affidavit he claims our story ignored is quoted in our article twice.” EARLIER: Bill… Read

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Directors Guild Begins Process Of Kicking Out Harvey Weinstein

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The Directors Guild has begun the process of kicking Harvey Weinstein out of the guild. Following today's meeting of its national board of directors, the DGA president Thomas Schlamme said that the guild filed disciplinary charges against him on October 13. "The DGA has a long-standing practice of not commenting on internal union matters, but has decided to make an exception in this case to acknowledge the filing of charges," Schlamme said in a statement. "However… Read

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Harvey Weinstein Has “Different Recollection” Of Events In Lupita Nyong’o Op-Ed

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A spokesperson for Harvey Weinstein said the producer “has a different recollection of the events” that came to light in a New York Times op-ed piece penned by Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o. The comments came a day after the essay appeared in which she detailed a series of alleged Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment encounters that included several explicit passes Weinstein tried to foist on her early in her career. “Mr. Weinstein has a different recollection of the… Read

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APA Agent Tyler Grasham Fired From Agency Following Sexual Assault Allegations

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Updated 3:22 PM: Tyler Grasham has now been fired from APA. “Tyler Grasham has been terminated, effective immediately,” said a spokesman for the agency. The move comes as one of those who alleged he had been sexually assaulted said earlier today he was going to filed a police report with the LAPD this afternoon and he says he has. Lucas Ozarowski, a 27-year-old film and TV editor, says he also was assaulted by Grasham after Blaise Godbe Lipman first spoke up on Facebook… Read

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Female Animators Pen Open Letter Demanding End To Sexual Harassment

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Women and non-conforming people in the animation industry are speaking out amid the growing Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal. An open letter with 217 signatures was sent Thursday to studios demanding an end to sexism and sexual harassment in the animation industry, first reported by Buzzfeed. Executives at Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Bento Box, OddBot, Paramount, Shadowmachine, Sony Pictures Animation, Stoopid Buddy, Titmouse, and… Read

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‘Descendants’ Star Cameron Boyce Fires APA Agent Over Sexual Assault Allegations

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EXCLUSIVE: Actor Cameron Boyce has just fired APA agent Tyler Grasham over the recent sexual abuse allegations that have come to light. This is the second of his clients to leave him today. Boyce’s exit comes on the heels of Stranger Things Finn Wolfhard firing of the agency and his agent Grasham. Boyce, who is 18, stars as Carlos in Disney's Descendants and Descendants 2. “Whether or not Cameron will continue his relationship with APA remains to be seen,” said his… Read

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Ex-Actress Latest To Accuse Harvey Weinstein Of Sexual Assault

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Former actress Heather Kerr today described being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, becoming the latest of more than 40 women who have accused the disgraced producer of sexual harassment, assault or rape. Speaking at a press conference Friday at the Los Angeles offices of her attorney Gloria Allred, Kerr said she was an aspiring actress in 1989 when she was working for an entertainment business manager, one of whose clients was Weinstein. During a private meeting, she said… Read

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‘Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard Exits APA Over Sexual Assault Allegations Against His Agent

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After two men came forward alleging that APA agent Tyler Grasham had sexually assaulted them, Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard decided to leave the agency and his agent. This comes after APA said it had launched an internal investigation in Grasham who had been repping Wolfhard. A source close to Wolfhard told Deadline the reason the young actor left was because of those allegations. APA told Deadline: "APA takes these allegations extremely seriously and is investigating… Read

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