Metoo Movement

MJ Akbar "Deliberately" Misread Article, Priya Ramani's Lawyer Tells Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 10, 2020

Journalist Priya Ramani has told a Delhi court hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by former union minister MJ Akbar against her that there has been "deliberate" and "mischievous" misreading of her article in which she wrote about the alleged sexual harassment incident.

MJ Akbar Didn't Have "Sterling Reputation", Priya Ramani Tells Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 5, 2020

Journalist Priya Ramani today told a Delhi court hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by former union minister MJ Akbar against her that he did not have a "sterling reputation" as claimed by him.

"Pleaded Truth As My Defense": Priya Ramani On Defamation Case By MJ Akbar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 2, 2020

Journalist Priya Ramani told a Delhi court today that she "pleaded truth" as her defence in a criminal defamation complaint filed against her by former Union minister MJ Akbar.

Actor "Hijacking MeToo": Anurag Kashyap, Accused Of Rape, Hits Out

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday October 2, 2020

A day after he was questioned by the Mumbai police in a rape case filed by an actor last month, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap today issued a statement denying any truth in the allegations levelled against him. Mr Kashyap, the statement said,has documentary proof to establish that the complaint against him was an "outright lie" and has soughtsevere actio...

Mumbai Police Issues Summons To Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap In Rape Case

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has been issued a summons by the Mumbai Police to appear in the Versova Police Station on Friday for investigation in a rape case filed last week. The Producer-Director has called the rape allegations "baseless" and issued a statement through his lawyer Priyanka Khimani saying that he intends to take legal action in the mat...

"Targeted Selectively" Through Defamation Case: Priya Ramani Tells Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 14, 2020

Journalist Priya Ramani told a Delhi court on Monday that she was "targeted selectively" through a criminal defamation complaint by former Union minister MJ Akbar "to halt the avalanche of allegations of sexual misconduct" against him" following the #MeToo movement in 2018.

Roman Polanski Loses Bid To Rejoin Oscar Academy After Being Expelled

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 26, 2020

Roman Polanski was expelled from the Los Angeles-based Academy, which awards the Oscars, in 2018 amid the #MeToo movement

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr Accused Of Rape, Denies Allegations

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 19, 2020

Cuba Gooding Jr's case is one of several high-profile cases to come out of the #MeToo movement

Harvey Weinstein's Bizarre Rant In Court Before 23-Year Jail Sentence

World News | Olivia Raimonde and Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg | Thursday March 12, 2020

Harvey Weinstein used his final minutes before he was sentenced to portray himself as a martyr in a disjointed rant that led one of his lawyers to try to stop him while an accuser shook her head in disbelief.

Priya Ramani Called Me Media's Biggest Predator, Defamed Me: MJ Akbar To Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 29, 2020

Former Union Minister MJ Akbar told a Delhi court on Friday that journalist Priya Ramani had defamed him by calling him with adjectives such as ''media''s biggest predator'' in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018 that harmed his reputation.

Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Guilty Of Sexual Assault: New York Jury

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 25, 2020

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault by a New York jury on Monday, a victory for the #MeToo movement that inspired women to go public with misconduct allegations against powerful men.

Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer Tells Rape Trial Jurors To Use "Common Sense"

World News | Reuters | Friday February 14, 2020

A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein told a New York jury on Thursday to put aside emotion when deciding the fate of the former Hollywood producer as Weinstein's weeks-long rape trial comes to a close.

"Priya Ramani's Charges Figment Of Her Imagination," MJ Akbar Tells Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 7, 2020

Former Union Minister M J Akbar told a Delhi court Friday that journalist Priya Ramani's accusations of sexual misconduct against him in the wake of the #MeToo movement in 2018 were "figment of her imagination" and caused him "great humiliation" and "irreparably damaged his reputation".

Post #MeToo Movement, Women Not Afraid To Speak Out: Priya Ramani

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

Priya Ramani, the journalist who accused former editor and Union minister MJ Akbar of sexual harassment, on Thursday said the #MeToo campaign has resulted in women speaking out everywhere about the sexual harassment they face.

Only A "Whistleblower": Instagram User Tells Court In Subodh Gupta Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

The Delhi High Court has asked an Instagram account holder, who posted sexual harassment allegations by a woman against artist Subodh Gupta, whether they want to represent the anonymous victim in the defamation case filed by Subodh Gupta.