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

Media
Maureen Dowd smeared Monica Lewinsky. Now she’s undermining #MeToo.Maureen Dowd smeared Monica Lewinsky. Now she’s undermining #MeToo.
Media

Dowd should have forfeited her right to talk about sexual harassment years ago.

By Laura McGann
“You just accepted it”: why older women kept silent about sexual harassment — and younger ones are speaking out
Gender

Older women worried they’d be ignored or fired. Now many are excited about what #MeToo means for their daughters’ generation.

By Anna North
The #MeToo generation gap is a myth
Gender

Are millennials at war with older women over #MeToo? Not according to a Vox/Morning Consult survey.

By Anna North
Culture
Ryan Seacrest was accused of sexual misconduct. Hollywood shrugged.Ryan Seacrest was accused of sexual misconduct. Hollywood shrugged.
Culture

Time’s not up for the “hardest-working man in Hollywood.” Why?

By Caroline Framke
Culture
Every actor who has publicly expressed regret for working with Woody Allen, so farEvery actor who has publicly expressed regret for working with Woody Allen, so far
Culture

Michael Caine, who won an Oscar for his performance in Hannah and Her Sisters, is the latest actor rethinking his connection to the filmmaker.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The Stranger Things creators were accused of verbally abusing female employees. Now what?The Stranger Things creators were accused of verbally abusing female employees. Now what?
Culture

Why Netflix’s tepid response to the Duffer brothers controversy matters.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Ryan Seacrest’s former stylist says he harassed and assaulted her over several yearsRyan Seacrest’s former stylist says he harassed and assaulted her over several years
Culture

She spoke to Variety about the allegations.

By Jen Kirby
Culture
Rose McGowan and Ronan Farrow explain how the Harvey Weinstein story came togetherRose McGowan and Ronan Farrow explain how the Harvey Weinstein story came together
Culture

“This time, I’m gonna win.”

By Constance Grady
Culture
Uma Thurman is telling her #MeToo story. Was Maureen Dowd the right messenger?Uma Thurman is telling her #MeToo story. Was Maureen Dowd the right messenger?
Culture

A New York Times column on Thurman’s experiences with Harvey Weinstein and others raises questions about how journalists cover sexual misconduct.

By Anna North
Culture
Harvey Weinstein denies Rose McGowan’s accusation of rape, citing Ben Affleck emailHarvey Weinstein denies Rose McGowan’s accusation of rape, citing Ben Affleck email
Culture

McGowan is the third Weinstein accuser to be singled out in a public denial.

By Constance Grady
Exclusive: National Geographic investigated a top photo editor for sexual misconduct
Media

The magazine’s former deputy director of photography, Patrick Witty, is accused of a wide variety of harassment.

By A.J. Chavar
Culture
Alec Baldwin and Diane Keaton voice support for Woody AllenAlec Baldwin and Diane Keaton voice support for Woody Allen
Culture

The filmmaker depends on performers to attract financing, but a New York Times article suggests that model may be in trouble.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Why Grammys attendees will be wearing white rosesWhy Grammys attendees will be wearing white roses
Culture

Hundreds of women have mobilized to tell the Grammys, “Time’s Up.”

By Aja Romano
Culture
Casey Affleck, previously sued for sexual harassment, drops out of presenting at the OscarsCasey Affleck, previously sued for sexual harassment, drops out of presenting at the Oscars
Culture

Affleck would have presented the award for Best Actress but has instead opted to step aside.

By Caroline Framke
Culture
I thought I was one of the good guys. Then I read the Aziz Ansari story.I thought I was one of the good guys. Then I read the Aziz Ansari story.
Culture

She told me to stop. I ignored her. It took me years to realize how wrong I was.

By Anonymous
Culture
Garrison Keillor says he was fired for touching a woman’s back. His old bosses say otherwise.Garrison Keillor says he was fired for touching a woman’s back. His old bosses say otherwise.
Culture

Minnesota Public Radio refutes Keillor’s claims about his firing.

By Constance Grady
The Big Idea
If Aziz Ansari were a college student, he would likely be expelled. That should alarm us.If Aziz Ansari were a college student, he would likely be expelled. That should alarm us.
The Big Idea

Affirmative consent is an excellent sexual ideal. It makes for terrible policy.

By Matt Kaiser
Culture
I’m a sexual consent educator. Here’s what’s missing in the Aziz Ansari conversation.I’m a sexual consent educator. Here’s what’s missing in the Aziz Ansari conversation.
Culture

How demanding female sexual pleasure makes us all better at understanding consent.

By Jaclyn Friedman
Culture
Samantha Bee on sexual coercion, period: “It doesn’t have to be rape to ruin your life”Samantha Bee on sexual coercion, period: “It doesn’t have to be rape to ruin your life”
Culture

The Full Frontal host addressed the Aziz Ansari story and growing #MeToo divide.

By Caroline Framke
Culture
The controversy around Babe.net’s Aziz Ansari story, explainedThe controversy around Babe.net’s Aziz Ansari story, explained
Culture

The story deepened a crucial divide in the #MeToo reckoning.

By Caroline Framke
Why Woody Allen hasn’t been toppled by the #MeToo reckoning — yet
Culture

The low buzz of controversy that’s hummed beneath the filmmaker’s career for 25 years is becoming a roar.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The Aziz Ansari story is ordinary. That’s why we have to talk about it.The Aziz Ansari story is ordinary. That’s why we have to talk about it.
Culture

A woman’s account of her date with the actor reveals our broken attitudes toward sex.

By Anna North
Culture
Aziz Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegations against himAziz Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegations against him
Culture

The Master of None star has been accused of sexual misconduct while on a date in 2017.

By Emily Stewart
Culture
Most harassment apologies are just damage control. Dan Harmon’s was a self-reckoning.Most harassment apologies are just damage control. Dan Harmon’s was a self-reckoning.
Culture

Why the Community creator’s apology for sexually harassing writer Megan Ganz led to her forgiveness.

By Caroline Framke
The Big Idea
#MeToo is not a witch hunt#MeToo is not a witch hunt
The Big Idea

America has a rich history of moral panics. This isn’t one.

By Richard Beck