sexual harassment
Jeremy Renner Accused Of Sending Unsolicited Nude Photos & Threats To Call ICE To Filmmaker
Hawkeye, aka Jeremy Renner, allegedly out here being a full creep and a racist? According to one Chinese filmmaker, that is 100% the case.
Lizzo Reveals She Was Blindsided By Sexual Harassment Claims
Lizzo is glad that she will not be bringing legal worries into the new year. She reveals she was totally blindsided by her former staff’s sexual harassment claims. As spotted on Variety Magazine the singer received a favorable decision regarding a high profile lawsuit. Back in 2023 her ex stylist and dance troupe made some […]
Christian Keyes Accuses “Powerful” Person Of Sexual Harassment
Christian Keyes, an actor and model from Michigan, accused a powerful figure in the television and film industry of sexually harassing him.
Gary Busey Charged with Multiple Sexual Offenses at Horror Convention
Actor Gary Busey has been charged with multiple sexual offenses stemming from incidents that took place last weekend (August 12th-14th) at Monster-Mania Con in New Jersey. The 78-year-old Busey was a special guest at the convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. According to a press release posted on Saturday (August 20th) by the Cherry Hill Police Department, Busey was charged on Friday (August 19th) with two counts of criminal sexual contact (4th degree); one count of criminal attempt / criminal sexual contact (4th degree); and one count of harassment (disorderly persons offense). The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Busey allegedly groped at least two victims, resulting in the aforementioned charges. “It was about contact,” said Cherry Hill Township Police Lt. Rob...
HHW Gaming: Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack Steps Down Following California Lawsuit & Employee Walk out
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Allen J. Schaben / Getty The fallout from the California lawsuit alleging American-based video game publishers, Activision Blizzard being accused of fostering a “frat boy” culture in which female employees are allegedly subjected to unequal pay and sexual harassment” continues. Following the walkout staged by Activision Blizzard employees and gamers online calling for the company to take some real action to address the allegations, Blizzard President J. Allen Brack has stepped down. Activision Blizzard announced to staff that Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra would “co-lead” in his place. In a statement spotted on Polygon, a spokesperson for Blizzard said: “Both leaders are deeply committed to all of our employees; to the work ahead to ensure Blizzard is th...
HHW Gaming: California Is Suing Activision Blizzard Over Alleged “Frat Boy Culture” & Sexual Harassment Claims
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty The studio behind the uber-popular franchise Call of Duty is in some serious hot water. Spotted on IGN and first reported by Bloomberg, Activision and Blizzard are being sued by California following a two-year investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. According to the lawsuit, the American-based video game publishers being accused of fostering a “frat boy” culture in which female employees are allegedly subjected to unequal pay and sexual harassment.” According to Bloomberg’s reporting, Activision is being accused of discrimination against its female employees at almost all employment levels regarding compensation, promotion, assignments, and termination. The state claims in its lawsuit ...
Joe Budden Issues Statement On Olivia Dope’s Sexual Harassment Claims, Apologizes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty On Monday, May 17, DJ Olivia Dope accused Joe Budden of sexual harassment after leaving her gig at the Joe Budden Network a few months ago. The rapper turned podcaster has responded to her allegations, and has apoogized. According to Dope, Budden sexually harassed her when he was a guest on episode no. 16 of See, The Things Is, the female-led podcast that she was still a part of at the time. The detailed account she shared on Instagram included timestamps that corresponded to the aforementioned episode of the podcast where she provided a play by play of Budden speaking to her inappropriately and making her uncomfortable while she attemptoed to to laugh it off. Budden issued a statement to Rolling Stone on Tuesday, May 18, and said,...
Temi Otedola makes acting debut
Temi Otedola, daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, says she’s excited about her acting debut in an emotional movie ’Citation’. Newsmen report that the star- studded movie, which happened to be a teaser of Otedola’s first feature movie, was directed by Kunle Afolayan. Temi played a role in a character as Moremi Oluwa in the movie ‘Citation’ which also featured prominent artistes. Temi, who said she was so excited and overfilled with gratitude over her first debut, took to her Instagram page @temiotedola to make the announcement to her fans. “I can’t believe this day is here. I can officially share the first teaser for #CitationTheMovie… “This day is an emotional one for so many reasons. As many of you already know Citation is my debut feature film, and is directed by the legen...
Washington NFL Team Staffers Accused Of Sexual Harassment By More Than 15 Women
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Washington NFL Team is once again in the news for causing offense, but this time it’s not over their racist name. On Thursday (Jul 16), The Washington Post broke the news of the allegation that the senior staffers of the Washington NFL Team were being accused of sexual assault by more than 15 women. Accompanied by both testimonies and screenshots of text messages, the expose revealed text messages in which the team’s assistant director of pro personnel, Richard Mann II, made inappropriate, and sexual comments to a female employee. In one text message posted in the expose, Mann told a female employee he and his colleagues debated whether her breasts had been surgically enhanced and in another text message told another female employee to expect a...
NGO: Make sex, reproductive health education compulsory in schools
The Nigeria Female Youth Organisation (NFYO), a non-governmental organisation, has urged appropriate authorities to make sex and reproductive health education compulsory in post primary schools. Mimi Peters, President, NFYO, made the call on Saturday while addressing newsmen in Abuja during a joint briefing with Michelle Youth Initiative (MYI). Peters said the roles of guardians and councilors in schools should be reintroduced and strengthened with emphasis on moral education. She also urged the ministry of education to create a monitoring team to evaluate the effort of heads of post primary schools in promoting good moral in educational institutions. She, however, commended the National Assembly for passing the bill on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions as it would redress such is...
Former Employees At Complex & OkayPlayer Speak Out About Experiences of Racism & Sexism
Source: JC Olivera / Getty At a time when companies across the company are reckoning with their toxic work cultures, media companies are now on the chopping block for their role in treating employees of color and women unfairly and subjecting them to abuse. According to published reports, Complex is now under scrutiny by former staffers for perpetuating what they describe as a racist and sexist workplace, with many speaking out despite their nondisclosure agreements. In an open letter posted to Twitter, former employee Tiffany Wines wrote about the “daily microaggressions Complex culture is notorious for,” and specifically called for the resignation of senior employees, Jay Salim and Arman Walia. “Complex Networks would and could not exist without Black art, Black consumers, and Blac...
