some light reading

been collecting links in this "post HW" film/tv landscape. this story is getting bigger - expanding to other industries - and to politics. the cess pool is being dumped and it stinks. A LOT.

(...but i'm sad that i've heard of one man in politics, who has killed himself, in the UK, since he was accused by 3 women. i feel horrible for his family who have been blindsided by the accusations and the death within a few short days....)

part of the reason why i'm trying to be careful about how i am writing about this stuff. i have only publically named two people so far. today i will update one of my previous posts and add the name of the person who abused me, in the work place, for almost 3 yrs. i reported it. again. today. i reported it when it was happening so many damn times and NOTHING HAPPENED.

(thank you to asia argento for making and sharing this graphic with everyone to use)

what a hard fucking email to write. after i sent it, i thought of two other DGC Ontario (active members) that i have seen sexually harass other people on set and in the office. but, compared to the other people i reported today (12 DGC Ontario members, 1 current staff member, and 1 former staff member) - those two people i forgot to add to my list - they did bad things. but, not as bad as the people i reported today. which is fucking sad because sexually harassing crew (especially when you are the PM or 1st AD, as these two people are, respectively) is fucking bullshit and shouldn't be allowed, EVER.

i will be sending a couple of other emails in the next few days, to finish reporting all the people i've witnessed being abusive in Film Ontario to all the powers that be. and then, i will start following up with all the people i've reported this information to - to find out - what is next.

anyway, here's your damn reading list. i've read every single one of these articles and i'm damn glad i'm here to see this tide change - for the better:

(This is something i've been aware of for awhile that NEVER gets mentioned. Also - best book about filmmaking ever.LA Times - Sept 10, 1997 - A 'Killer' Memoir:  A producer's book on the making of 'Natural Born Killers' is talk of town, but Stone, Tarantino are keeping mum. (FYI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Hamsher)

Jezebel - March 3, 2016 - Amy Adams: David O. Russell Made Me Cry ‘Almost Every Day’ on the American Hustle Set

Jezebel/Pictorial - March 29, 2016 - Vanity Fair Cover Story: The Set of Kramer vs. Kramer Was Basically 'Streep vs. Hoffman'

LA Times - Sept 24, 2017 - Is Disney paying its share in Anaheim? The money battle outside the Happiest Place on Earth.

NY Times - Oct 5, 2017 - Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades

The Guardian - Oct 9, 2017 - Hollywood men silent over Weinstein allegations as women speak out

CBC Radio As It Happens - Oct 9, 2017 - How fear and a 'wall of silence' kept Harvey Weinstein allegations under wraps for decades

NewYorker - Oct 10, 2017 - From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories

NY Times - Oct 10, 2017 - Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Others Say Weinstein Harassed Them

CBC Radio Morning North - Oct 12, 2017 - Sudbury filmmaker says Weinstein allegations could result in industry change (my press speaking on this topic, so far. i'm not done.)


(this was reported in 1945 - nothing happened.)

TMZ - Oct 12, 2017 - Contract with The Weinstein Company ALLOWED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Dailymail - Oct 12, 2017 - One Harvey Weinstein's ex assistants speaks out

Dailymail - Oct 12, 2017 - Samantha Bee blasts Harvey Weinstein

Rolling Stone - Oct 12, 2017 - Oliver Stone on Harvey Weinstein: 'It's Not Easy What He's Going Through'

Vice - Oct 12, 2017 - On Harvey Weinstein, and All the Powerful Men Just Like Him

Buzzfeed - Oct 13, 2017 - #WomenBoycottTwitter Takes Off In Protest Of Twitter's Speech Rules

Dailymail - Oct 13, 2017 - 'Make sure you are protected, don’t let anyone break your spirit': Nicole Kidman advises young Hollywood

Jezebel - Oct 13, 2017 - Oliver Stone Has Also Been Accused of Being a Creep

Toronto Star - Oct 13, 2017 - Canadian women speak out in the wake of Weinstein allegations

The Root - Oct 13, 2017 - Writer-Director Angela Robinson Tells the Story of How Psychology and Polyamory Created Wonder Woman

CBC Radio The Current - Oct 13, 2017 - He really took something from me': Montreal actress Erika Rosenbaum says Harvey Weinstein assaulted her

Jezebel - Oct 13, 2017 - The Protection Racket

Dailymail - Oct 14, 2017 - Hollywood's casting couch and why I lost my part as Cleopatra to Liz Taylor: JOAN COLLINS

Dailymail - Oct 14, 2017 - 'I merely expressed sympathy': Colin Firth feels 'shame' for not speaking up about Harvey Weinstein after Sophie Dix told him of 'distressing encounter'

AV Club - Oct 14, 2017 - Actress recounts creepy "private audition" with silk robe-clad Steven Seagal

CBC - Oct 15, 2017 - Harvey Weinstein ousted from film academy

Toronto Star - Oct 15, 2017 - Sarah Polley says Harvey Weinstein said a ‘close relationship’ with him would help her career because ‘that’s how it works’

Dailymail - Oct 15, 2017 - 'The scarlet letter is yours and it's S for SHAME': Rose McGowan tears into Lisa Bloom claiming the celebrity attorney is a 'snake' who tried to pay her $6million to say 'Harvey's changed'

CBC - Oct 15, 2017 - After Harvey Weinstein, is Hollywood really set to change?

Toronto Star - Oct 16, 2017 - Weinstein Co. may be up for sale amid fallout from sex assault allegations

Jezebel - Oct 16, 2017 - Donna Karan Apologizes for Victim Blaming Weinstein Comments: 'I Regret It So Strongly'

Vice - Oct 16, 2017 - Working Women and the Sexual Harassment We Don't Hear About

Deadline Hollywood - Oct 16, 2017 - ‘Beautiful Girls’ Scribe Scott Rosenberg On A Complicated Legacy With Harvey Weinstein

Buzzfeed - Oct 17, 2017 - What It Means When Women Say "Me Too"

NewYorker - Oct 17, 2017 - All the Other Harvey Weinsteins: MOLLY RINGWALD

Pictorial/Jezebel - Oct 18, 2017 - The Invention of the Casting Couch

Buzzfeed - Oct 18, 2017 - Abusers Want NDAs To Silence Their Victims. But You Can Always Seek Justice: GLORIA ALLRED

Dailymail - Oct 18, 2017 - 'They're in fear of getting their next job': Kristen Stewart says she has saved 'countless' female crew members from sexual harassment

Vice - Oct 18, 2017 - What it’s like to be young in Hollywood’s culture of harassment

Vice - Oct 18, 2017 - I Got Shut Down While Trying to Report on the Louis C.K. Rumours

CBC Radio Q - Oct 18, 2017 - #MeToo: 3 women in the Canadian film & TV industry share their stories

Jezebel - Oct 19, 2017 - Blythe Danner Pens Rousing Letter to the Editor in Defense of Her Daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow

Jezebel - Oct 19, 2017 - Lindsay Lohan Says 'Most Women in America' Didn't Care About Her Allegedly Abusive Ex-Fiancé

Jezebel - Oct 19, 2017 - 'The Chi' Threw Away a Bunch of Food In One of Chicago's Most Food Insecure Neighborhoods (mainly posting this to show how cheap tv/film is. they throw good, useful things away - ALL THE TIME)

Toronto Star - Oct 19, 2017 - TIFF left grappling with Harvey Weinstein’s legacy

NY Daily News - Oct 19, 2017 - Dealing with Harvey Weinstein was like 'being in a mob movie'

NY Daily News - Oct 19, 2017 - Quentin Tarantino knew about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged assault

NY Times - Oct 19, 2017 - Tarantino on Weinstein: ‘I Knew Enough to Do More Than I Did’

NY Times - Oct 19, 2017 - Lupita Nyong’o: Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein

Vice - Oct 19, 2017 - Men Talk About Times They Let Other Men Harass Women

Jezebel - Oct 20, 2017 - Amber Tamblyn on Charlyne Yi's Accusations Against Her Husband David Cross: 'I Believe Her'

Dailymail - Oct 21, 2017 - 'Nobody should live their lives in fear': Corey Feldman delivers tweetstorm claiming he has plan to bring abusers to justice in wake of Weinstein scandal
(FYI: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/corey-feldman-s-truth-campaign#/backers)

Toronto Star - Oct 24, 2017 - Former Harvey Weinstein assistant breaks confidentiality agreement to speak out about sexual harassment

Jezebel - Oct 24, 2017 - Caitlin O'Heaney Breaks NDA to Publicly Allege That Val Kilmer Punched Her During a Movie Audition

Dailymail - Oct 25, 2017 - Corey Feldman reveals plan for film to expose network of Hollywood pedophiles which he says will 'bring down' the industry and asks for $10million in donations to make it

Dailymail - Oct 25 2017 - Black Dahlia killer revealed new book

Dailymail - Oct 30, 2017 - Netflix cancels House of Cards and says they are 'deeply troubled' by Kevin Spacey sex assault claims while gay stars SLAM actor including Rosie O'Donnell - who says 'we all knew about u'

Dailymail - Nov 1, 2017 - Brett Ratner files lawsuit against a rape accuser just as Bravo star becomes SEVENTH victim to speak out saying director shoved her in a room at Robert Evans' home and ejaculated on her after masturbating


Vanity Fair - Nov 1, 2017 - Brett Ratner Joins a Sordid Club

NewYorker - Nov 1, 2017 - Anita Hill on Weinstein, Trump, and a Watershed Moment for Sexual-Harassment Accusations

CBC - Nov 2, 2017 - Government consultation hears women in workplace under-report harassment for fear of retaliation

Jezebel - Nov 2, 2017 - A Comedian Called Out an Alleged Rapist—And Was Sued for $38 Million

Vice - Nov 2, 2017 - The New 'Disaster Artist' Trailer Is Honestly Pretty Sad

TooFab - Nov 2, 2017 - Today in Hollywood Harassment: More Piven and Hoffman Accusers, Brett Ratner Sues, Kevin Spacey Seeks Treatment

Buzzfeed - Nov 3, 2017 - Meghan Linsey: In Country Music, “You’re Supposed To Sing And Shut Your Mouth”

CBC Radio Day 6 - Nov 3, 2017 - 'Being groomed': How Hollywood preys upon young male actors

Dailymail - Nov 3, 2017 - Married agent who represents alleged harassers Brett Ratner, Casey Affleck and Dustin Hoffman is revealed as 'man who fondled Terry Crews - and has now promptly gone on leave'


Vice - Nov 3, 2017 - Hollywood’s sexual harassment scandal just keeps growing

Dailymail - Nov 3, 2017 - Riverdale's KJ Apa opens up about his terrifying crash, when he fell asleep at the wheel after a 16-hour workday - but says the 'mistake' was a 'blessing in disguise' (a young, LEAD actor blaming himself for something THE PRODUCTION should be providing to him - damn driver to drive him home.)

CBC - Nov 4, 2017 - Kevin Spacey's unravelling - in less than a week


A.V. Club - Nov 4, 2017 - Stephen Colbert asks Ronan Farrow about Harvey Weinstein—and Woody Allen


Jezebel - Nov 4, 2017 - Alec Baldwin Claims That Rose McGowan 'Delayed Justice' By Settling

Guardian - Nov 5, 2017 - Screenwriter Kay Mellor reveals she was sexually assaulted in TV executive’s office

Page Six - Nov 5, 2017 - WME exec on leave after Terry Crews’ sex assault allegations

Dailymail - Nov 5, 2017 - Ben Affleck pledges to donate all of his Weinstein Company and Miramax residuals and says he wants to be 'part of the solution' on sex harassment

CBC - Nov 6, 2017 - 'I'm not signing it': Correctional officer says superiors tried to buy her silence after week of 'hazing'

Jezebel - Nov 6, 2017 - Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman Speak About the Film Industry's Climate of Sexual Harassment

Jezebel/The Slot - Nov 6, 2017 - A Quick Jaunt Through the Many Sexual Misconduct Allegations Swarming State Legislatures

Too Fab - Nov 6, 2017 - Today in Hollywood Harassment: Inside Weinstein Support Group, Kevin Spacey Movie in Trouble, Ben Affleck Speaks

Toronto Star - Nov 7, 2017 - Sad truth on how companies respond to workplace sexual harassment

Dailymail - Nov 7, 2017 - 'I was put in situations': Simon Cowell claims the entertainment industry is 'not a nice business' as he weighs in on the recent Hollywood sex scandal

CBC - Nov 7, 2017 - Liberals seek to tighten workplace harassment rules for businesses, Parliament


Vice - Nov 7, 2017 - Liberals seek to tighten workplace harassment rules for businesses, Parliament


Too Fab - Nov 7, 2017 - Corey Feldman, Sean Astin Defend Alyssa Milano From Backlash Over Underage Hollywood Sex Abuse


***Whew***

That took forever, and i don't even think i 'clipped' every article. But, this is a link research gold mine for someone in the future writing about this situation, or someone who finds this randomly, who has been living under a rock for the past few weeks. Some shits gone down and now women and exploited individuals of all genders have a voice in Film/TV!!!

!!!!!FINALLY!!!!!

Comments

Big Nikki said…
This just makes me absolutely weep, seeing it all listed like that. And then to think about how many women this happens to everyday that aren't famous, white celebrities. What blows my mind is how people STILL DON'T CARE. It's everywhere... But this biz is a breeding ground. I would absolutely love to truly see a change and I hope it's coming but I do feel quite discouraged. The fact that this is being reacted to now that a fuss is being made, after SO MANY years of not just allowing it but encouraging it... Makes me doubtful that any true understanding is going on. It's a business move, like everything else, trying to keep those at the top on top, by sacrificing one of their own to 'prove' they give a shit. People cling to their favourite films like a toddler too immature give up its soother. (remember that turd that shot 88 that said 'it's not that I only like films made by men, it's just that the only good films coincidentally are'). I hope and pray that instead, this will give way to all the art we've been missing because only powerful white men are allowed to be successful. Also I'm sorry but FUCK Ben Affleck. Individuals are responsible for their own actions so it's not his fault his brother is an abuser but being part of the solution? No. You can't do that while turning a blind eye.
Heather said…
dude don't even get me started on working on 88. like i've always said: you end up on bad shows to find good people. and i met you and many others there (and was blessed to have my friends on the crew to support me through the production). but - it completely soured me on being a production manager. so much lying and cheating on that production. aka NOT ME <3
Heather said…
and i've been keeping a new running list of links, i will be doing another one of these, probably next week.