A California jury has found Bill Cosby liable for sexual assault Donna Motsinger, a former waitress, in 1972, marking the latest development in a long series of legal cases involving the once-celebrated entertainer. Read More: PHC orders special protection for children in sexual abuse cases The court ordered Cosby to pay $19.25 million in damages to […]
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Chris Cuomo accused of sexual misconduct before getting fired at CNN
Chris Cuomo faced of sexual misconduct allegations days before being fired by CNN, said attorney Debra Katz on Sunday. According to People, Katz gave an official statement on Sunday saying that she reached out to CNN on Wednesday to report them of her client’s sexual misconduct allegations against Cuomo. “By Friday, I was in discussions with […]
Congress spokeswoman quits in middle of Indian election, joins BJP ally
MUMBAI – A spokeswoman for India’s main opposition Congress party quit on Friday and joined a group allied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, complaining that misbehavior toward her by male Congress members was ignored. The resignation of Priyanka Chaturvedi, a regular on prime-time TV debates, is an embarrassing setback for Congress in the […]
Meesha Shafi asked the Court to reverse LHC’s decision of rejecting her petition against Ali Zafar.
Musician and actor Meesha Shafi is currently fighting a defamation case which was filed against her by Ali Zafar over accusations of sexual harassment. She approached a trial court and the high court regarding her case. The courts have remarked that cross-examination of witnesses in separate hearings would clearly be unjustified favor to the petitioner. […]
#Metoo in Europe: New laws on consent and catcalling
From France, where seduction is treated as a high art, to Sweden, a trailblazer for gender equality, the #MeToo movement has had a mixed impact in Europe, stirring debate about consent and the banality of street harassment. Here is a look at how five countries were affected. – France – In France, where come-ons from […]
Super model Amna Babar bashes harassers in her Instagram post
In the wake of the #MeToo Movement, many Pakistani women have come forward to share their own harassment experiences. Renowned Pakistani supermodel, Amna Babar has shared her tortuous experience in her recent Instagram post. The 25 year old took to her Instagram and bashed a gang of three boys who stalked and harassed her as […]
Swedish intellectuals form new literature prize in Nobel protest
AFP/File / Jonathan NACKSTRAND There will be no Nobel Literature Prize this year What do you do when this year’s Nobel Literature Prize, the world’s most prestigious accolade of its kind, is postponed because of a sexual assault scandal? You create your own award. More than 100 Swedish intellectuals have joined forces to form a […]
Harvey Weinstein charged with assaulting third woman
Harvey Weinstein was fighting rape and sexual assault charges against a total of three women Monday, as New York prosecutors build a high-stakes legal battle targeting the disgraced Hollywood mogul. The 66-year-old’s career imploded in October in a blaze of accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse from dozens of women that triggered a major reckoning […]
Ali Zafar defamation suit: court orders Meesha Shafi to reply by July 5
LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore on Monday asked singer-cum-actor, Meesha Shafi, to respond by July 5 to a Rs1 billion defamation case that was filed, earlier, against her by singer/actor, Ali Zafar. During the hearing, headed by Additional Sessions Judge Shehzad Ahmed, Ali’s counsel, Rana Intezar Hussain, argued his point of view that Meesha […]
Disgraced comedian Cosby changes lawyer ahead of sentencing
Disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby, who was convicted of sexual assault in April, has changed his lawyer ahead of his sentencing, a spokesperson said Thursday. “Mr Cosby has replaced his legal team with Attorney Joseph P Green Jr (Philadelphia),” a spokesperson for Cosby said, without offering further details. Green will replace Tom Mesereau, who has […]