The scandal surrounding American producer Harvey Weinstein, accused of numerous harassment and rape, made the concept of “harassment” popular. All over the world, women began to publicly report harassment by politicians, actors, and producers.
In recent years, the media has paid much attention to news related to harassment (translated as “harassment”). This term refers to insults, a desire to engage in sexual intercourse, promises, coercion to an act through blackmail or threats.
High-profile affairs abroad
In October 2017, the global media actively discussed Harvey Weinstein's behavior. Publications were more like investigations, which described the actions of the producer in relation to young actresses. Confessions were made by Angelina Jolie, Rose McGowan, Jennifer Lawrence.
The fate of one of the most influential people was decided in less than a week. After the first publications appeared, Harvey was fired from a company named after his last name. The board of directors decided not to risk by sending the producer to resign.
Following Weinstein, the following were accused of harassment:
- Arsa von Trier: 51-year-old actress Björk said that a Danish director molested her during the filming of Dancing in the Dark.
- James Tobak: 38 victims of the filmmaker spoke about the harassment. All confessions were recorded. Among the offended were both women and men. Tobak met girls on the streets, offered them a career in the movie, and then asked indecent questions, committed sexual acts.
- Ed Westwick: he was charged with rape three girls at once. The first of them was Kristen Cohen. Actresses said that every time he was alone with Ed, he tried to push them against the wall and kiss.
- Brett Ratner: An American filmmaker and producer declined to work with Warner Bros. after six women accused him of sexual harassment.
It should be noted that 2017 was saturated with scandals. For example, Conde Nast, the world's largest magazine publisher, has stopped working with American photographer Terry Richardson due to sexual harassment scandals.
Long-standing stories began to surface: writer Anna Graham Hunter stated that Dustin Hoffman molested a girl when she was 17 years old. In those days, she practiced as an assistant producer on the set of the film "Death of a Salesman" (1985).
In March 2018, a member of the ruling South Korean party and provincial governor Ahn Hee-jeong resigned after rape allegations. When the accusations hit the television plots, the politician was expelled from the Democratic Party. The assistant Kim Ji-un told about the incident, who told: An forced her to have sex four times. The last of them occurred on February 28.
In the United States, nearly two dozen women spoke about the harassment of President Donald Trump. The leader himself does not try to deny it. In America, Minnesota Senator Al Franken, Colorado Democratic Representative Paul Rosenthal and many others were also charged. All of them deny their guilt, to this day it remains a mystery whether they will be punished.
