Veteran broadcaster Charlie Rose was suspended by CBS News on Monday following a Washington Post report that he sexually harassed eight women who worked on his PBS talk show . Rose, 75, acknowledges and apologizes for the behavior recounted in the Post investigation, which details unwanted sexual advances towards the women, appearing nude in their […]
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” –Anne Frank In 1942, after being denied visas to the United States, the Frank family went into hiding in the Secret Annex, a tight, dingy storage attic above the pickling factory that Otto
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Eric George Tauber, Jewish History, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast88th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the 1980s, according to a shocking police report obtained by the Daily Mail. Retired Las Vegas police department detective sergeant John Samolovitch confirmed to the outlet that the facts alleging that the veteran actor “intimidated” the
LOS ANGELES — After being accused of sexual harassment by two women on the set of “Transparent,” Jeffrey Tambor may not return to the Amazon series. “Playing Maura Pfefferman on ‘Transparent’ has been one of the greatest privileges and creative experiences of my life,” Tambor said in a statement released Sunday. “What has become clear
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA88th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the 1980s, according to a shocking police report obtained by the Daily Mail. Retired Las Vegas police department detective sergeant John Samolovitch confirmed to the outlet that the facts alleging that the veteran actor “intimidated” the
LOS ANGELES — Production on the seventh and final season of HBO’s “Veep” has been postponed while its star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, undergoes treatment for breast cancer. “We’re obviously postponing production of the show. We were supposed to have started now, while she’s in treatment,” journalist Frank Rich, who is an executive producer on the Emmy-winning
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastThough it may seem like there are endless allegations against celebrities for one crime or another these days, it’s good to remember that not all Hollywood stars use their fame for evil. In a social media post created by a Twitter user named Bakoon, people are being called to share their positive experiences of dealing
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken responded Thursday to allegations that he groped a woman in 2006. Los Angeles-based radio host Leeann Tweeden said the Democratic senator assaulted her during a USO tour, kissing her during a rehearsal for a comedy sketch and posing for a photo with his hands over her breasts as she slept. “I
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAl Franken Hours after sports commentator Leeann Tweeden accused Democratic Senator Al Franken of groping and kissing her without her consent, another woman is stepping forward with harrowing claims about the man. “Yes, it’s true. I was stalked and harassed by Al Franken,” Media Equalizer and Media Equality Project Co-Founder Melanie Morgan tweeted on Thursday.
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — As we turn a page on the calendar, the holiday season is fast approaching, and with it, one of the season’s most beloved movies is having a revival. A Christmas Story LIVE! will air on Fox December 17th. Yes, you recall this story, Americana at its Wonder Years best!
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWarner Bros. finds itself in an awkward situation with Gal Gadot, the star of its most important movie of the year, “Justice League,” which debuts Friday. At the center of the issue is the studio’s relationship with embattled filmmaker Brett Ratner, who has been accused by several women of a range of sexual misconduct. A
LOS ANGELES—Warner Bros. confirmed it has suspended Andrew Kreisberg, an executive producer on The CW’s “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” “The Flash” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” after opening an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. The allegations by 19 unnamed sources, including 15 women and four men, appeared Friday in Variety and detailed a pattern of misconduct
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Julie Masis A recent Molotov cocktail attack on a Moscow Jewish community center can be attributed to a new movie about the Russian Tsar, the Jewish community believes. Security footage caught a man tossing two Molotov cocktails over the wall of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia building overnight on September 12. Fortunately,
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastVeteran actor John Hillerman who starred on 1980s detective show “Magnum, P.I.” and played stuffed-shirt Higgins to Tom Selleck’s freewheeling detective Thomas Magnum, died of natural causes at the age of 84 Thursday at his home in Houston, Texas, his nephew Chris Tritico confirmed the news. Hillerman had been best known for his Emmy Award-winning
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