Harvey Weinstein
Retrospective
From Trump tweets to the IS group defeat, a review of 2017
FRANCE 24 takes a look back at 12 months marked by Donald Trump’s tumultuous first year in office, the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria, and the election…
The world this year: Trump's presidency, France's fresh face and the Weinstein scandal
This time a year ago, following the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump as the new US president, we braced ourselves for a new world order. Trump alluded to this new…
The Debate
After Weinstein and #MeToo: What comes next?
How do mindsets change? Tales of the Hollywood "casting couch" are nothing new, and Harvey Weinstein isn’t the first movie mogul to be accused of exploiting vulnerable actors in…
Salma Hayek: 'Weinstein was my monster'
In one of the most vivid accounts yet of Harvey Weinstein's alleged abuse and harassment, Salma Hayek says the mogul turned the making of the Frida Kahlo biopic "Frida," into a…
Mediawatch
Tiger shot dead after roaming streets of Paris
MediaWatch looks at the latest Hollywood star to declare #MeToo. Uma Thurman hasn't yet detailed her allegations against Harvey Weinstein, but she does say "stay tuned". Also, we…
The 51 Percent
One big 'non': Anger over attempts to make the French language gender-neutral
In this edition, how the Académie Française, the country's ultimate authority on the French language, has come under fire for describing gender-neutral text as an "aberration."…
Online #MeToo campaign takes to the streets of Paris
2017-10-30 10:11 Online #MeToo campaign takes to the streets of Paris
Millennials take centre stage in battling sexual harassment
Harvey Weinstein is merely the latest in a line of powerful, establishment men to fall from grace over sexual harassment and assault allegations. A recent series of similar…
The 51 Percent
Are female empowerment adverts actually good for the cause?
In this edition we look at the power of social media - #metoo having sparked an international conversation about sexual harassment and abuse. Also, Claire Pryde discusses the…
The Debate
France's Weinsteins: Watershed moment in fight against sexual abuse?
In France, reaction has been particularly sharp to the Harvey Weinstein scandal. On the one hand, there are the allegations of harassment, assault and rape against the movie…
#MeToo: Sexual abuse stories flood social media
Celebrities and everyday people flooded social media with personal accounts of sexual assault and harassment Monday, responding to calls to break the culture of silence around…
Iran deal decertified: Trump disavows nuclear agreement without walking away from it
Our panel of international journalists discusses Trump's decision to disavow the Iran nuclear deal and the sexual assault accusations mounting against Hollywood Mogul Harvey…
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