Enlarge / Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. (credit: Tesla) Tesla Motors was sued yesterday by an employee who alleges that she and other women working in the carmaker’s Fremont factory have been subjected to “nightmarish conditions of rampant sexual harassment.” Jessica Barraza’a lawsuit against Tesla says that she works nights and that as “she walks to and […]
Eliza Dushku is hoping no one else has to go through what she did on the set of CBS’s Bull. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum appeared before a House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to testify about the “near-constant” sexual harassment she says she endured on the series as lawmakers review new legislation that would […]
Protesting is American as capitalism. However, the support your protest will — or won’t — receive in this country is always determined by the race and gender of the protesters. Read more…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images ) In video game parlance, longtime gaming publisher Activision Blizzard has jumped to “extreme” difficulty as of late, thanks to a wave of highly publicized lawsuits. On Monday, the company behind World of Warcraft , Diablo , and Call of Duty faced arguably its biggest test yet, this […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) In the wake of a sexual harassment and pay-disparity lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard, an internal petition has begun circulating at the gaming company. Its text, as independently verified by multiple outlets, comes down against leadership’s public and private response to the suit’s allegations. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier and […]
Enlarge / Sign on facade of Activision’s Los Angeles offices. (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, a California State agency filed a lawsuit against the game publisher Activision Blizzard over allegations of rampant sexual discrimination and sexual harassment. The nature of this harassment is so widespread, the lawsuit claims, that women who have worked for the game […]
James Charles returned to YouTube after taking a break from posting amid accusations of inappropriate interactions with underage fans. As fans may know, the 22-year-old beauty vlogger has been entangled in a plethora of controversies throughout his career. But following the drama with Tati Westbrook in 2019, Charles was hit with multiple allegations of grooming […]
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Sheryl Crow opened up about the alleged sexual harassment she faced from Michael Jackson’s late manager early on in her career. The 59-year-old singer recently spoke to The Independent about the unwanted advances made by Frank DiLeo, who managed the controversial artist in the ‘80s, while she was on tour with […]
Rob Manfred finally finished reading The Athletic’s report from February about Mickey Callaway’s sexual harassment. Or perhaps he clicked on the tube this week and caught Andrea Kremer’s HBO Real Sports piece on the sex harrassment women in sports media regularly receive that was partly based on The Athletic’s work. Read more…
Wow, we knew the Golden Globes were in trouble, but we didn’t expect this to ever actually happen — they might be done for good! Over the past few months, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has faced accusations of corruption and racism. These aren’t new characterizations as they’ve even been mentioned in monologues by hosts […]