Sexual harassment cases have been popping out of the Hollywood closet, in a seemingly unending stream of scandals.
Here are some of the most recent cases.
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As of this report, the social media personality and actor has publicly been accused by three women for sexual misconduct.
According to the confessions released by his victims, Eden would ask them to spend nights at his house and touch them inappropriately. Read their stories here and here.
Since the allegations, Eden has taken to Instagram to share his thoughts on the matter and has allegedly made a police report against these allegations.
South Korean theater director, Lee Youn Taek was recently accused of sexually harassing and assaulting an actress.
Hong Seon Joo, the actress, has said that Youn Taek would request to sleep with her and would reach into her shirt to say he needed to check on how much her [breasts] have grown.
However, according to Seon Joo, Youn Taek did not act alone. Seon Joo has said that one of her ex-colleagues was part of introducing Youn Taek to young actresses.
Hong Kong actor-host Eric Tsang has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct and has taken legal action to clear his name.
In a press conference held in Hong Kong on Jan 17, he said that he has filed a lawsuit against Ms Grace Han – the former Asia-Pacific president of Ford Models – for claiming on Weibo that he had once sexually assaulted several young models, including one from her agency.
He also said that the viral online news reports of him raping former Hong Kong model Yammie Lam in the 1990s was “fake news”.
In statements read out first in Cantonese and then in Mandarin, the 64-year-old said: “The Internet brings people a lot of convenience, but people have also used it by taking advantage of the innocence of netizens to write things that hurt others. After that, these people do not have to answer for their actions as well.
“Before, I would always choose not to engage these kinds of reports, because if I know I am innocent, then why should I respond and give them what they were looking for? But that is no longer the case in the Internet age. If you let these people get away with it, then Internet violence will only get worse, and it will be even harder for the truth to be revealed.”
He added that since legal action is underway, he will only respond to the allegations this one time, and will not say anything more on the subject.
No questions were taken from the floor.
The head of Amazon Studios – Amazon’s entertainment division – was suspended on Thursday, after producer Isa Hackett told The Hollywood Reporter he had repeatedly propositioned her in July 2015.
Hackett, 50, is the producer of The Man In The High Castle, one of Amazon’s highest-profile shows. She said Price made lewd suggestions in a cab en route to a party during the annual San Diego Comic-Con fan convention.
She had made it clear she was not interested, but Price persisted and even approached her at the party later and shouted “anal sex” in her ear.
She reported his behaviour to studio executives, who launched an investigation.
The movie mogul told papparazi on Wednesday (Oct 11) that he needed “to get help” and later checked himself into a rehabilitation centre in Arizona, possibly The Meadows, as claims of sexual harassment, assault and rape piled up against him.
It began with the publication last week of an explosive New York Times report alleging a history of those acts dating back decades.
Weinstein’s accusers include such prominent names such as actresses Kate Beckinsale, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd.
The late Ailes, who built Fox News into a popular and politically powerful cable network that helped redefine US television news, resigned on July 21 under the cloud of a sexual harassment lawsuit.
The resignation came a fortnight after he was sued by Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, who claimed she was fired for rejecting his sexual advances.
Following her allegations, several other women at Fox News also came out with similar claims of harassment, including host Megyn Kelly.
Ailes died on May 18 of undisclosed causes.
In an Apr 1 New York Times article, it was revealed that O’Reilly and Fox News had covered up sexual harassment allegations against him for at least 15 years.
A total of US$13 million (S$17.6 million) was paid to five women in exchange for their silence.
Following the revelations, numerous companies pulled advertisements from O’Reilly’s show.
O’Reilly was eventually ousted later that month, and was said to have received an exit payout of as much as US$25 million.
Reid, one of the music world’s top executives who helped launch the careers of stars such as Rihanna and Justin Bieber, left Epic Records in May following reports of harassment.
A female assistant told management that he had made inappropriate remarks and physical advances, including asking her to hug him in bed during a business trip.
Reid had been chairman and chief executive officer of Epic Records, a unit of Sony Music, since 2011.
The Sony management terminated him after the complaints, issuing a terse one-liner:”L.A. Reid will be leaving the company.”
The comedian best known for his role as the father in the hit 1980s TV comedy The Cosby Show, was accused of sexual assault by dozens of women over the past few years.
One of his most high-profile accusers was model Janice Dickinson, who detailed graphically in a CNN interview how Cosby drugged and raped her more than 30 years ago.
One of the allegations, that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his home near Philadelphia in 2004, went to criminal trial in June, but the jury failed to reach a verdict.
Pennsylvania prosecutors are planning for a retrial.
The case is the only criminal prosecution to emerge from all the allegations against Cosby, as the other complaints are too old to be the subject of criminal prosecution.
After expressing disgust and anger at Harvey Weinstein’s accusations, female celebs, producers and women from all walks of life have come forward to speak out against Ben — who is in fact, a close friend and protege of Harvey’s.
Actress Hilarie Burton of One Tree Hill also shared that in 2003, Ben was said to have groped Hilarie’s breast while they were on an MTV show called TRL.
Hilarie also replied to fans who brought up the accusations:
I’m so sorry that happened to you. It’s infuriating that people never bring up all the gross, predatory things he’s done.
— Shanice Brim (@ShaniceBrim) October 11, 2017
Earlier this year, Ben’s brother, Casey’s Oscar win for his work in Manchester by The Sea was marred by strongly worded tweets and allegations by fellow celebrities.
Most notably, Fresh Off The Boat star Constance Wu was said to have tweeted about her unhappiness. Actress Brie Larson, who presented Casey with his awards, refused to clap for him when he won. Casey was said to have had two sexual allegations charges for his misconduct. Read more about it, here.
Text: Straits Times Additional Reporting: Atika Lim