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More from #MeToo: Sexual harassment and assault allegations continue to surface across industries

Culture
Mel Gibson has set the blueprint for a #MeToo comeback. Expect other men to follow it.Mel Gibson has set the blueprint for a #MeToo comeback. Expect other men to follow it.
Culture

We have a pretty good idea of what the men planning their #MeToo comebacks will do. Gibson already did it.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Ford requests more time to decide on testifying on her sexual assault accusation against KavanaughFord requests more time to decide on testifying on her sexual assault accusation against Kavanaugh
Politics

The Judiciary Committee had asked her to respond by 10 pm on Friday.

By Li Zhou
Religion
A disgraced evangelical leader returns to ministry after #MeToo. He won’t be the last.A disgraced evangelical leader returns to ministry after #MeToo. He won’t be the last.
Religion

Paige Patterson gave a sermon about a false rape accusation.

By Tara Isabella Burton
Culture
Norm Macdonald spent an interview defending Roseanne Barr and Louis C.K.Norm Macdonald spent an interview defending Roseanne Barr and Louis C.K.
Culture

“Of course, people will go, ‘What about the victims?’ But you know what? The victims didn’t have to go through that.”

By Constance Grady
Culture
Les Moonves and the myth of uncontrollable male desireLes Moonves and the myth of uncontrollable male desire
Culture

The problem with “he just can’t help himself.”

By Anna North
Culture
Why did it take so long for Les Moonves to leave CBS?Why did it take so long for Les Moonves to leave CBS?
Culture

Why the Les Moonves accusations haven’t attracted the outrage the Weinstein accusations did.

By Constance Grady
Photojournalism needs to face its #MeToo moment
Features

Amid harassment allegations, a legendary photographer just resigned from a prestigious, and troubled, agency. But the industry’s reckoning is woefully incomplete.

By Kainaz Amaria
Culture
9 months after Louis C.K. confessed to sexually harassing women, he’s performing again9 months after Louis C.K. confessed to sexually harassing women, he’s performing again
Culture

Louis C.K. made a surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar on Sunday night.

By Constance Grady
Gender
California approves a law that helps sexual harassment survivors sue employersCalifornia approves a law that helps sexual harassment survivors sue employers
Gender

#MeToo is rewriting the rules that have allowed companies to hide widespread sexual misconduct.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Science
Tom Frieden, former CDC director, has been arrested on sexual misconduct chargesTom Frieden, former CDC director, has been arrested on sexual misconduct charges
Science

Frieden, who led the public health agency for eight years, was arrested in New York on Friday.

By Brian Resnick and Julia Belluz
Culture
Yes, men can be sexually assaulted. Gender stereotypes make it hard to talk about.Yes, men can be sexually assaulted. Gender stereotypes make it hard to talk about.
Culture

Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, and the stigma surrounding male sexual assault.

By Joanna Schroeder
#MeToo
Asia Argento’s response to sexual assault allegations is hugely troubling. #MeToo survivors deserve better.Asia Argento’s response to sexual assault allegations is hugely troubling. #MeToo survivors deserve better.
#MeToo

By painting her accuser Jimmy Bennett as a grifter, she’s doing the movement a disservice.

By Anna North
Explainers
The sexual assault allegations against #MeToo advocate Asia Argento, explainedThe sexual assault allegations against #MeToo advocate Asia Argento, explained
Explainers

Asia Argento has been accused of sexual assault by actor Jimmy Bennett. That doesn’t invalidate her report about Harvey Weinstein.

By Anna North
The Argento allegations reveal our damaging misconceptions about assault survivors
Culture

Survivors shouldn’t have to be perfect for us to believe them.

By Anna North
Education
When the accused is a woman: a #MeToo story’s lessons on gender and powerWhen the accused is a woman: a #MeToo story’s lessons on gender and power
Education

NYU professor Avital Ronell has been accused of sexually harassing a male student. She’s one of several women accused since the rise of #MeToo.

By Anna North
Culture
Lindsay Lohan says that #MeToo accusers are doing it “for the attention” and look “weak”Lindsay Lohan says that #MeToo accusers are doing it “for the attention” and look “weak”
Culture

In a new interview, Lohan contributes to harmful rhetoric about sexual assault.

By Karen Han
Culture
CBS CEO Les Moonves is accused of sexual harassment by 6 womenCBS CEO Les Moonves is accused of sexual harassment by 6 women
Culture

Dozens more describe a disturbing network culture in which bad actors were sometimes shielded from consequences.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly left Fox News amid accusations of sexual misconductKimberly Guilfoyle allegedly left Fox News amid accusations of sexual misconduct
Politics

The former host of The Five, who’s dating Donald Trump Jr., may be joining a pro-Trump PAC.

By Jen Kirby
World Politics
#MeToo is growing in China — despite government efforts to stop it#MeToo is growing in China — despite government efforts to stop it
World Politics

The government has censored hundreds of social media posts supporting the #MeToo campaign.

By Madeleine Ngo
Culture
CBS chair Leslie Moonves faces accusations of sexual misconductCBS chair Leslie Moonves faces accusations of sexual misconduct
Culture

The company has promised to investigate any claims made against Moonves in response to an upcoming New Yorker exposé.

By Karen Han
Politics
A new House bill would bar companies from using nondisclosure agreements to hide harassmentA new House bill would bar companies from using nondisclosure agreements to hide harassment
Politics

The bill has bipartisan support(!), but it probably won’t go far anyway.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Culture
“So that’s what gaslighting feels like”: Terry Crews on #MeToo and Sorry to Bother You“So that’s what gaslighting feels like”: Terry Crews on #MeToo and Sorry to Bother You
Culture

“He touched the wrong guy.”

By Alissa Wilkinson
Gender
LaCroix sparkling water CEO accused of “unwanted touching” by 2 male pilotsLaCroix sparkling water CEO accused of “unwanted touching” by 2 male pilots
Gender

The case makes clear that harassment is about power.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
Report: Rep. Jim Jordan allegedly ignored rampant sexual abuse at Ohio StateReport: Rep. Jim Jordan allegedly ignored rampant sexual abuse at Ohio State
Politics

Jordan, a former OSU coach, denies knowing an ex-team doctor abused students. Former wrestlers say there’s no way he didn’t know.

By Tara Golshan
Culture
Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on 3 additional felony chargesHarvey Weinstein has been indicted on 3 additional felony charges
Culture

Two carry a potential life sentence.

By Alissa Wilkinson