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Actor Ashley Judd, a Democratic activist, adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the race
Read full article: Actor Ashley Judd, a Democratic activist, adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the raceActor Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his performance in last month’s debate.
Ashley Judd speaks out on the right of women to control their bodies and be free from male violence
Read full article: Ashley Judd speaks out on the right of women to control their bodies and be free from male violenceActor Ashley Judd, whose allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein helped spark the #MeToo movement, is speaking out on the right of women and girls to control their own bodies and be free from male violence.
A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown out
Read full article: A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown outHarvey Weinstein's New York sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by an appeals court, but it's just one of many cases the disgraced movie mogul has faced.
#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned
Read full article: #MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturnedHarvey Weinstein's accusers and their advocates were shocked and angered by an appellate court’s decision to overturn the ex-movie mogul’s 2020 rape conviction.
Ashley Judd, #MeToo founders react to ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein's conviction
Read full article: Ashley Judd, #MeToo founders react to ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein's convictionProminent members of the #MeToo movement are speaking out about the court ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction.
Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy
Read full article: Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategyActor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc have helped the Biden administration promote its new national strategy to prevent suicide.
Clinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt Damon
Read full article: Clinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt DamonThe Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene “leaders, innovators and dreamers” – ranging from World Bank President Ajay Banga and The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip E.
Weinstein returns to NY prison system after LA conviction
Read full article: Weinstein returns to NY prison system after LA convictionDisgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has returned to the New York prison system after spending nearly two years in California, where he was tried and convicted of raping an Italian actor and model.
Kamala Harris art, 'Daily Show' lead Anthem Awards finalists
Read full article: Kamala Harris art, 'Daily Show' lead Anthem Awards finalistsAn art installation inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Times’ “The 1619 Project” and “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” as well as charitable programs from Airbnb, Google, PayPal and the National Football League, are among the finalists for the inaugural Anthem Awards announced Tuesday.
'Dolphin Tale' fans mourn death of film's star Winter at 16
Read full article: 'Dolphin Tale' fans mourn death of film's star Winter at 16Amy Carmichael lives more than 4,000 miles from the Florida aquarium that housed Winter, the “Dolphin Tale” movie star with a prosthetic tail who died this week at age 16.
Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of ‘Network,’ dies at 83
Read full article: Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of ‘Network,’ dies at 83Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including “Deliverance,” “Network” and “Superman,” was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died.
Ashley Judd describes how she 'nearly lost' her leg in Congo
Read full article: Ashley Judd describes how she 'nearly lost' her leg in CongoFILE - In this April 30, 2018, file photo, actress Ashley Judd speaks during a discussion on feminism at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif. Judd has recounted a painful ordeal that she believes almost cost her leg after tripping in a Congolese rainforest and having to be evacuated by motorbike. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)NEW YORK – Ashley Judd has recounted a painful ordeal she believes almost cost her leg after tripping in a Congolese rainforest and having to be evacuated by motorbike. She was carried out the rainforest in a hammock and back to camp. Then she was evacuated by motorbike, with a driver steering and another man “holding the top part of my shattered tibia together.” That trip lasted six hours. She described it as a “catastrophic accident” and added that she “nearly lost my leg.” She conducted the interview from a hospital bed in South Africa and revealed that if she wasn't a famous actor, she thinks she might have lost her leg and her life during the 55-hour ordeal.
Nobel laureate says pandemic raising violence, trafficking
Read full article: Nobel laureate says pandemic raising violence, trafficking“Numerous countries have seen increases in reports of domestic violence since the pandemic began.”Murad said domestic tensions have intensified in confined living spaces, and stay-at-home orders “are increasing human trafficking farther underground, out of sight of law enforcement.”“The few resources designated for prevention, rescue and rehabilitation are being stretched thin,” she said. She became an activist on behalf of women and girls after escaping and finding refuge in Germany and shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. “I am looking forward to the day when we have no sexual and gender-based violence, especially under COVID, from which to be resilient," she said in a virtual speech. Germany’s Foreign Office Minister of State Michelle Müntefering said the coronavirus makes fighting for gender equality even more important. “We will not allow sexual and gender-based violence and human trafficking to slip into the shadow,” she said, pledging support to Murad and others “who fight for just and equitable societies every day.”
Court says Judd can sue Weinstein for sexual harassment
Read full article: Court says Judd can sue Weinstein for sexual harassmentLOS ANGELES A federal appeals court on Wednesday restored a major part of Ashley Judds lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, finding that the producer had power over the actor which should make her able to sue under a California sexual harassment law. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Judd should be allowed to pursue both parts of her lawsuit against Weinstein. A lower court judge dismissed her sexual harassment allegations but left intact her claim of defamation. Judd's attorneys had sued Weinstein under a California law that prohibits sexual harassment by people, other than employers, with professional power, including teachers and landlords. This is an important victory not only for Ms. Judd but for all victims of sexual harassment in professional relationships," Judd's attorney Theodore Boutrous Jr. said in a statement.