Me Too Archives

Harvey Weinstein Was Taken to the Hospital After Guilty Verdict

Araceli CruzFebruary 25, 2020July 23, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 25, 2020July 23, 202001256

Hours after a jury found film producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of two of the five charges against him, he was taken to the hospital. According to various news reports, police officers had intended to transport Weinstein to prison on Rikers...

We Should Have Listened to Kavanaugh’s Latina Accuser to Begin With

Araceli CruzSeptember 16, 2019July 27, 2020

by Araceli CruzSeptember 16, 2019July 27, 202002027

A year ago, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford said under oath that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her while they attended Yale University. Another student at Yale, Deborah Ramirez, also accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. After the FBI’s “supplemental investigation” – meaning...

News and Entertainment

Harvard Bans Latino Professor After Sexual Allegation Results

Araceli CruzMay 10, 2019August 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 10, 2019August 6, 202001893

A long-time Harvard professor has been stripped of status at the distinguished university due to his sexual misconduct. While former government professor Jorge I. Dominguez, who specialized in Latin American Studies, went into retirement last year during his investigation, the...

News and Entertainment

Is ‘Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact’ Triggering Enough Change?

kamariMay 7, 2019August 6, 2020

by kamariMay 7, 2019August 6, 202001934

On Saturday evening, Lifetime aired another installment of its game-changing exposé series on the singer R.Kelly and the allegations of sexual violence against him. Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact, hosted by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien reviewed the immediate outcomes of...

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After Lucy Flores Three More Women Accuse Joe Biden of Inappropriate Touching

Araceli CruzApril 3, 2019August 9, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 3, 2019August 9, 202001814

On March 29, Former Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores wrote a personal essay about Joe Biden. In the story, published in The Cut, the Latina revealed that in 2014, when she was 34 and campaigning for the role of Democratic lieutenant governor...

Culture

5 Most Disturbing Moments from the Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly

HipLatinaMarch 11, 2019August 11, 2020

by HipLatinaMarch 11, 2019August 11, 202002136

Let’s begin by recognizing the strength, poise, and infallibility of Black women like Gayle King. Throughout her much-anticipated interview with R. Kelly, which aired on Friday evening at 8 pm ET, King demonstrated the measured focus of a veteran journalist...

Culture

R. Kelly’s Daughter Shares Emotional Post and Calls Him A “Monster”

Araceli CruzJanuary 11, 2019August 18, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 11, 2019August 18, 20200641

As the world is still processing everything that aired in Lifetime’s docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly,” a lot has been developing behind the scenes. For starters, an investigation against the R&B star is reportedly underway, and people that know him best are...

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What Surviving R. Kelly Revealed About Many Men in Hollywood

HipLatinaJanuary 5, 2019August 17, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 5, 2019August 17, 202003301

A poised, yet slightly flushed, young starlet stood before two reporters and a gaggle of national television news cameras playing with her fingers. As plenty of noteworthy stars bustled behind her on the red carpet, the reporters specifically asked her...

Culture

Experimental “Smart Dress” Shows Women Are Groped 40 Times an Hour

Araceli CruzJanuary 2, 2019August 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 2, 2019August 6, 202001615

Going clubbing can be such an ordeal, especially if it’s just a girl’s night out. For many women who go out for a night on the town, whether it’s a club and/or bar, it’s doesn’t typically end in a night...

News and Entertainment

America Ferrera Believes Christine Blasey Ford & We All Should Too

Mariela RosarioSeptember 24, 2018September 10, 2020

by Mariela RosarioSeptember 24, 2018September 10, 202001611

The Time’s Up crew has joined forces with the Me Too movement to tell everyone in the United States that they believe Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez and that we all should too. Using the hashtag #BelieveWomen, celebrities from...

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Spanish Women Are Boycotting Maluma For Being A Sexist Machista

Araceli CruzSeptember 7, 2018September 4, 2020

by Araceli CruzSeptember 7, 2018September 4, 202009776

Colombian pop star Maluma is going on tour, but there’s at least one country where he should be very cautious: Spain. Women there do not like him, apparently. The disdain is based on Maluma’s persona, his videos, and his lyrics —...

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Salma Hayek Says Male Actors Should Take Pay Cut

Araceli CruzMay 15, 2018October 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 15, 2018October 6, 202001023

During a panel at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Sunday, Salma Hayek said the best way women in Hollywood can increase their fees is if male actors take a pay cut. “Time’s up. You had a good run,...