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Harvey Weinstein gets a win as criminal case dropped

New York - Arab Today

New York City prosecutors have dropped one of six counts of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein after the former movie mogul’s team questioned inconsistencies in a victim’s testimony. The development, which was announced in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday morning, involved an accusation of assault made by Lucia Evans, a once aspiring actress who told the New Yorker that WeinsteinRead more

Former Taliban captive Boyle arrested on 15 charges including assault

Montreal - Arab Today

A Canadian man who was held captive by a faction of the Afghan Taliban for five years has been arrested on 15 charges, including sexual assault, illegal confinement and issuing death threats, according to reports on Tuesday. Joshua Boyle was freed last October along with his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three children born in captivity. The identity ofRead more

Plummer to replace Spacey in new film: Sony source

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Veteran actor Christopher Plummer will replace fallen star Kevin Spacey in the Ridley Scott police drama "All the Money in the World," a source at Sony said on Wednesday. Spacey's career is in free fall over sexual assault allegations, the latest of which emerged earlier Wednesday. "Plummer will swap for Spacey," as the crew race to reshoot scenes from theRead more

#MeToo campaign resonates with Egyptian women battling harassment

Cairo - Arab Today

The #MeToo campaign that saw women around the world share their experiences of sexual assault struck a deep chord in Egypt where life is often a daily battle against harassment. Emboldened by the global outpouring, female internet users in the country took to their computers to document their own accounts of unwanted advances and violence in the latest push toRead more

Producers' group moves to expel Weinstein

Los Angeles - AFP

A film industry group representing thousands of workers on Monday began expulsion proceedings against Harvey Weinstein, in the latest industry action against the disgraced movie mogul facing sexual assault allegations. The Producers Guild of America "decided by unanimous vote to institute termination proceedings concerning Harvey Weinstein's membership," a statement from the group said. Weinstein will have a chance to respondRead more

Trump dubs sexual harassment claims ' fake news'

Washington - AFP

US President Donald Trump on Monday dubbed all sexual assault allegations against him "fake news" after his campaign was subpoenaed as part of a defamation suit brought by a former reality show contestant. "All I can say is it's totally fake news. It's fake and made-up stuff and it's disgraceful what happens, but that happens in the world of politics,"Read more

Trump dubs sexual harassment claims 'totally fake news'

Washington - AFP

Cannes film festival condemns Weinstein sex

Paris - AFP

The Cannes film festival's senior executives on Wednesday said sexual assault allegations against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein merit "only the clearest and most unequivocal condemnation", as more women continue to come forward with accusations. "We have been dismayed to learn of the accusations of harassment and sexual violence recently levelled against Harvey Weinstein," wrote the festival's president Pierre LescureRead more

Taylor Swift wins groping lawsuit

Denver - AFP

Pop superstar Taylor Swift was celebrating Monday after winning a sexual assault lawsuit against a former radio DJ she accused of groping her. A jury in Denver federal court deliberated for four hours before allowing her complaint that David Mueller had fondled her buttocks during a photo opportunity in 2013. Swift was awarded the nominal $1 in damages she hadRead more

Polanski faces fresh accusation of sex attack

Los Angeles - Arabs Today

A third woman came forward Tuesday to accuse Roman Polanski of sexual assault when she was a minor, four decades after he went on the run for raping another girl. The woman, identified only as Robin, told a news conference in Los Angeles she was "sexually victimized" by the legendary French-Polish film director when she was just 16, in 1973.Read more