MeToo: Celebs Rumors

accused of sexual misconduct by at least four men, who were allegedly underage at the time. Brett Ratner, 54, who directed Romijn in “X-Men: The Last Stand,” has also been accused of sexual misconduct by several women, including Olivia Munn and actress Natasha Henstridge. “Juno” actor Elliot Page also spoke out about being harassed and outed by Ratner as a vulnerable young person in Hollywood, struggling with their sexuality.So, why didn’t Romijn say anything when she worked with these two directors, and the #MeToo movement was shining a light on actions by other celebs such as Louis CK and James Franco? She told The Independent that it was hard to reconcile Singer’s filmmaking — which she claims to have had a positive experience with — with his actions. “He’s a fantastic filmmaker, you know? It was amazing watching him work.

Kirsten Dunst revealed that she regrets not standing up for herself more after she was called a “girly-girl” while starring in the original three “Spider-Man” films opposite Tobey Maguire.“It was a joke, but on ‘Spider-Man,’ they would call me ‘girly-girl’ sometimes on the walkie-talkie,” Dunst, 41, told Marie Claire while promoting her upcoming flick “Civil War.” “But I never said anything … Like, don’t call me that,” she said. Prior to the rise of the #MeToo movement in 2017, Dunst explained that one of the unspoken rules in Hollywood was: “You didn’t say anything. You just took it.” The New Jersey native appeared as Mary Jane Watson — Peter Parker’s (Maguire) love interest — in the 2002 Sam Raimi-helmed film.

film producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced.At the time, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted the hashtag and encouraged women to share their stories of sexual harassment and assault.Crystal and the magazine publisher married in 2012. He died in September 2017 at the age of 91.The 37-year-old model told the Daily Mail that the infamous Playboy mansion would “absolutely not” have survived the movement.“I’ve thought about this because #MeToo happened, literally, a month after he passed away,” she explained in the interview, while promoting her memoir, “Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself.”She added: “He left Earth just in time.”The longtime abode of Hugh was known for its raging sex parties.

public return to cooking on screen Friday, in a livestream of his virtual cooking show “Molto A Casa,” from his home in tiny Northport, Michigan.He fled there after a string of accusations of sexual harassment and sexual assault, including rape, became public in 2017, ending his TV career and forcing him out of restaurants including Babbo, Lupa and Casa Mono, and his Eataly food markets.Batali, 63, denied all sexual misconduct but quit public life until Friday, when he held a $50-a-head live cooking class on Zoom followed by a Q&A.Asked by The Post in the Q&A if he would ever do live cooking demos back at Eataly in New York City, Batali responded: “Me and New York have parted ways. I’m done.“It was a great town.

on his podcast “Brotherly Love” which he hosts with his two other siblings, Andy and Joey Lawrence. The “Boy Meets World” star opened up the episode by expressing his support for the “#MeToo” movement saying it was a “good thing” while claiming that he had been propositioned by directors — both men and women — several times for a major role in various films. “There have been many times in my life where I’ve been propositioned to get a huge role,” said Lawrence.

told HuffPost in a recent interview that touched on misogynistic sets.Barkin said her scene partner was “terrified.” “This is what [the industry’s] like,” Barkin added. “And I had an easy time with it, believe me.”The Post reached out representatives for Barkin and Becker, 94, for comment.Barkin’s remarks came as she praised the set of Peacock’s “Poker Face” as “a very safe environment,” claiming she “was never taken care of like this.

streaming platform Friday. Based on Jessica Knoll’s best-selling 2015 novel of the same name, the drama concerns successful NYC magazine writer Ani FaNelli (Kunis), whose meteoric rise is jeopardized by a True Crime documentary that details her harrowing experiences in high school.

Consent Labs conducted a study of 1000 Aussies between 18 and 44 years of age. They showed participants intimate scenes from movies and shows and asked them to classify what they saw.Over half (57 percent) of participants weren’t able to decipher which scenes did or did not have non-consensual acts.“Our research shows that despite Australians having the best intentions to either teach or learn about consent – such as in school or as parents – we’re still seeing it being defined incorrectly,” said Consent Labs’ CEO, co-founder and executive director Angelique Wan.“While adding a classification to content may seem simple, it’s a powerful addition and can even be used as an education tool.“From scenes in children’s films where women are kissed while they’re asleep, to rom-coms where men are tied to a bed and their struggle is played for laughs, or scenes that are depicted as romantic, even though the person says ‘no’ again and again.“These acts are designed to add dramatic effect to a scene but the visualization without warning perpetuates and normalizes lack of consent.”While some shows depict very obvious sexual violence, plenty of modern film and TV scenes have hit the cultural conversation without people being able to come to a conclusion around it.The sex scene between Daphne and her Duke in Bridgerton is a great example – the Duke said ‘no’ and Daphne continued.There was outcry, but many still debated what the scene depicted.Another example is in The Devil Wears Prada where main character Andy is drunk in Paris and says ‘no’ to the advances of love interest, Christian Thompson, several times – once even saying she was too drunk to make the decision.

her controversial partner. Chen Moonves’ husband, Les Moonves, stepped down as the CEO of CBS in 2018 following allegations of workplace misconduct and sexual harassment. Another victim alleged that he tried to silence her by offering her a job at the network.

seventh studio album is set to drop on July 29, made the decision after her former collaborator was charged with rape, The Sun reported Tuesday.Music producer Detail, who won a Grammy in 2015 for co-writing Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s smash hit “Drunk in Love,” was accused of sexual abuse in 2020. He has vehemently denied the claims.Detail, whose real name is Noel Fisher, was arrested in August 2020 on 15 counts of sexual assault and five counts of felony assault for alleged attacks between 2010 and 2018.The producer, who has also produced hit songs for Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, was held on almost $6.3 million bail and has no part in the singer’s latest music release.But in an ultra-cautious bid to avoid getting caught up in any potential messiness, the multi-Grammy Award winner resorted to vetting her collaborators.“Beyonce was devastated when she found out Detail, one of her past collaborators, was accused of rape and sexual assault,” a source told The Sun.“She stopped working with him and her team now run #MeToo checks on any potential collaborators.

ended last week, but the show’s not quite over.The 36-year-old actress and her team have claimed the ripple effects of this case will directly affect the #MeToo movement and domestic abuse survivors – and her supporters are taking the first hit — all while Depp’s team insists it won’t impact #MeToo.The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence has experienced an onslaught of hatred from Depp fans since the high-profile case, especially after expressing they stood with Heard.In a statement posted to their website, NCADV analyzed the implications the case might have, saying, “What spilled out of the courtroom and into the media, including social media, was an abuser exerting control and manipulating the media and a loyal fan base to attack his victim on his behalf.”The organization claimed that the non-sequestered jury “could have very well been influenced by the well-paid and highly-targeted smear campaign,” which could have a “chilling effect” on women seeking justice.Naturally, the lengthy and controversial statement was met with polarized reviews online, especially on Twitter.The organization’s CEO Ruth Glen told TMZ that while some outcry is directed at NCADV as a whole, there are direct jabs towards Heard calling her a “liar” or “psycho.” Other impassioned Depp supporters shot back, saying the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor is really the victim.“You can be appalled all you like. The simple fact of the matter is that no one believed her.

Years after the beginning of the #MeToo movement, more and more stories of predatory behavior in Hollywood have been coming into the spotlight. Various Actors, filmmakers, and studio heads have all been subject to accusations from people showcasing how the entertainment industry has been littered with harassment and misconduct that would have previously gone unreported.

 told Rolling Stone that the director has engaged in “absolute, clear-cut abuse of power” when interacting with young female actresses and crew members.His goal, they alleged, is to engage in romantic relationships. One unidentified woman who reportedly dated him after they met on set said a “heavy weight” was “lifted” after they parted ways, according to Rolling Stone.

#MeToo moment that involved a male former co-star on a film shoot.The 42-year-old Aussie alleged to People that she was harassed by a castmate, whom she did not identify, on a movie set several years ago — and it shockingly was done in front of a group of his friends. “He called me into a room and pulled down his pants,” she said. The “awful guy” then reportedly proceeded to make an unspecified “gross” request of the “Bridesmaids” actress.“It was awful and disgusting,” she added.

part ways with Langella after an investigation into claims of “unacceptable behavior” on set, Langella penned an open letter Thursday on Deadline decrying his forced departure.“I have been canceled. Just like that,” the 84-year-old thespian began in a lengthy statement.“In the increasing madness that currently pervades our industry, I could not have imagined that the words collateral damage would fall upon my shoulders. They have brought with them a weight I had not expected to bear in the closing decades of my career.

Frank Langella’s ouster earlier this month.“Star Trek” actor Bruce Greenwood will now play Usher family patriarch Roderick Usher.Langella, 84, was fired by the streamer following sexual misconduct allegations. The Oscar nominee (“Frost/Nixon”) left the show halfway through filming after allegedly making inappropriate comments to a female co-star.

amid allegations of sexual misconduct in the wake of the #MeToo movement.Rose, who turned 80 in January, posted a 75-minute interview with 91-year-old business giant Warren Buffett on his personal website on Thursday. In it, the two talked about the latter’s career as Rose quizzed him about fellow billionaire bigwigs and space jockeys Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, among other subjects.“I’m proud to share this recent conversation with Warren Buffett,” Rose wrote as an introduction to the chat — seemingly the start of a series titled “Charlie Rose Conversations” — on his website.

Wednesday’s episode of the long-running game show featured Sajak, 75, asking letter-turner Vanna White a shocking question that made fans sigh behind their computer screens.Contestant Ashley Fabian is a professional opera singer and scored $67,410 throughout the regular play round and bonus puzzle. But she seemingly got caught in the crossfire of a weird conversation between Sajak and White, 65.“Are you an opera buff at all?” Sajak asked, to which White responded, “Yes.

#MeToo story and she isn’t afraid to share it.The “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” star, 45, opened up about her experience with the Mail on Sunday’s “You” magazine and revealed that an A-lister groped her during one of her auditions.She said that the unnamed star put his hand up her skirt while she was reading for a part.“What was so shocking about it was the casting director was there and the director, and of course no one said anything because he was – he is — such a huge star,” Harris explained.The “Moonlight” actress continued, “That was my only #MeToo incident, so I felt very lucky, given how rife that behavior was.”She also said there was another, more recent occurrence where an actor groped her.

#MeToo movement helped Lana Wood speak the truth about her late older sister Natalie Wood’s alleged sexual assault by actor Kirk Douglas in 1955.Lana, 75, dropped the bombshell news in her memoir “Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood,” which hit bookshelves Nov. 9, and is now revealing why she chose to come forward with the allegations so many years later.The former Bond girl told Fox News that it was “hard” to speak up before Douglas’ death last year at 103.

the late star was sexually assaulted as a teen by a much older actor at a Los Angeles hotel.

iconic 007 played by Sean Connery was “basically” a rapist.The NYU grad noted the questionable sex scenes in the classic 1960s’ movies and told The Hollywood Reporter how he would help update the famous British spy for the #MeToo era.“Is it Thunderball or Goldfinger where, like, basically Sean Connery’s character rapes a woman?” Fukunaga asked, referring to two of the six Bond movies that starred Connery, who died last October.“She’s like ‘No, no, no,’ and he’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes,'” Fukunaga, 44, said.“That wouldn’t fly today,” he told the trade mag.Fukunaga — who recently moved back to Manhattan — appeared to be referring to 1965’s “Thunderball,” in which Connery’s Bond forcibly kisses a nurse who had spurned his advances, The Guardian

Believe it or not, “The Power of the Dog” marks the first film by acclaimed director Jane Campion to feature a male-lead. Previously, the filmmaker has made it a point to tell stories about women, as Campion has always been cognizant of the fact that female-led stories, particularly from female filmmakers, have been rare in Hollywood.

California, and worked as a spiritual medium until she was diagnosed with lung cancer.Back in 2015, Welles joined the mass of women who accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault, who she met on the set of TV series “I Spy.”She said she was a 17-year-old aspiring singer at the time of her encounter with Cosby, which took place in the mid-1960s in Hollywood after a visit to a jazz club.In a statement, she claimed that she ordered a Coke at the club. She added that she did not remember leaving the club and later woke up in an apartment naked and alone, feeling as though she had had sex.Once Welles called Cosby, she claimed he said she drank Champagne and he took her to the apartment to sleep it off.“He was a star.

sponsors are pulling the plug on partnerships with the embattled star as more women have reportedly come forward against Wu, who has denied all accusations, according to a Vice News report.Du Meizhu, 19, told Chinese news forum NetEase that Wu, 30, had lured her into his home under the pretense of an audition, as Wu’s managers were present at the time of the alleged incident, which occurred about two years ago when Du was 17.Du said Wu and his team insisted she stick around for drinks, blocking her from leaving. “I became unconscious soon,” Du said in the July 18 interview, according to Vice’s translated reporting.

“Queen Bees,” a romantic comedy set in a retirement community, is out now — said that the agent told her that if she wanted to be represented by the agency he worked for she would have “to go to bed with [him].”“I had just started [acting],” the “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” star said. “I had just made my Broadway debut and had made the change from modeling.

“F9” (in theaters Friday), which follows Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and crew as they battle to stop a plot by a highly skilled assassin and driver — who is also Dom’s estranged brother.The British-born star, 75, who publicly lobbied for a part in the action franchise, jokes that it felt like a “cruel hoax” to secure a role only to be told that she wouldn’t be putting her foot on the pedal. The acclaimed actress — whose career spans decades in movies like “The Good Liar,” “Gosford Park” and “Hitchcock” — appeared in an uncredited role in 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious” as Magdalene “Queenie” Shaw, mom to badass siblings Deckard (Jason Statham), Owen (Luke Evans) and Hattie (Vanessa Kirby).

in a tweet and a seven-minute video promoting upcoming projects on the network.Netflix did not respond immediately to a request for comment from The Post.Ansari created, wrote and starred in the streaming series about a 30-something actor navigating his romantic, professional and personal lives.  It was reported back in January that the cast and crew was filming the third season in London.In April 2017, the series was put on hiatus, with the 38-year-old explaining to Vulture, “I don’t know if we’re going to do a season three. I wouldn’t be surprised if I needed a looonng break before I could come back to it,” adding, “I’ve got to become a different guy before I write a third season, is my personal thought.

facing multiple allegations of being the monster himself. Many of the female stars from “Buffy” are done with him.

unsavory sexual harassment situations she’s endured during her 40-year career in her new memoir, “The Beauty of Living Twice,” out March 30 from Knopf.Although she heaps praise on some film execs and co-stars (especially her “Basic Instinct” leading man Michael Douglas), Stone said one unnamed producer pressured her to have real-life sex with a male co-star on an unnamed movie to help save the fizzling film.The flamboyant, candy-wielding producer allegedly asked her point blank to bed her struggling leading man, the 63-year-old writes in the exclusive book excerpt in Vanity Fair.

Vanessa Kirby triumphed over two things to win her Oscar nomination for “Pieces of a Woman” today: The film’s bleak plot and the scandal surrounding her co-star, Shia LaBeouf. But the British actress, who gives a brilliant, intense performance as a woman who loses her baby in childbirth, is considered a long shot for the win — and LaBeouf’s presence in the film could make the odds longer still.It doesn’t help that LaBeouf’s character becomes increasingly abusive toward his traumatized wife (Kirby), attempting to force her to have sex with him in one scene, and in another, throwing a large ball at her face while she’s holding a lit cigarette.

Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis — in 1958. “Tony Curtis had brought me a drink,” Novak, 89, explained in a bombshell interview with the Hollywood Reporter. “I don’t know, I only had, I think, one drink there. But that’s the last thing I knew.

an open letter published Tuesday, Wilson, who starred in a number of ’90s blockbusters, including “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Matilda,” revealed that she’d largely avoided the limelight since childhood due to being “sexualized” by the industry — a decision she has discussed in past interviews.

The HBO Max docuseries, “Equal,” which debuts this week, is designed to shore up our education by profiling various pioneers in a movement for LGBTQ equality that might never have happened if not for their refusal to stay invisible. It’s “infotainment” in the best sense of that term, blending real-life archival footage with newly filmed “re-enactments” to deliver a concise overview of pre-Stonewall history.

It’s pretty crazy to think that it’s been more than 25 years since Kate Winslet had her breakout role in the film, “Heavenly Creatures.” Over that time span, she’s won an Oscar (along with various other prestigious awards), she’s starred in one of the biggest films of all time (“Titanic”), and a number of other acclaimed features that have gained her the status of being one of the very best performers in the industry.

Scarlett Johansson’s forthcoming Black Widow movie is set to feature a #MeToo storyline.In a recent interview with British movie magazine Empire, the leading lady opened up on the plot of her new film, teasing it is “very much reflective” of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements.“It would be such a miss if we didn’t address that stuff, if this film didn’t take that head-on,” she explained. “I think, particularly for Cate (Shortland, director), it was so important for her to make a movie about women who are helping other women, who lift other women up out of a very difficult situation.“Someone asked me if Natasha (Romanoff, aka Black Widow) was a feminist,” Scarlett added of her Marvel character.