An incomplete — however however harrowing — chronology of a worldwide reckoning that spanned leisure, media and politics.
Except in any other case famous, the accused denied some or all the allegations in opposition to them.
2006
Activist Tarana Burke cash “Me Too” on MySpace.
2014
Oct. 17 Comic Hannibal Buress’ riff about Invoice Cosby resurfaces long-ignored rape accusations. An investigation of Cosby follows.
2016
July 21 Fox Information chairman Roger Ailes is compelled out amid allegations that he sexually harassed a number of girls on the firm.
Oct. 7 “Once you’re a star, they allow you to do it”: The Washington Publish publishes leaked Entry Hollywood footage wherein then-presidential candidate Donald Trump boasts of committing sexual assault.
2017
Jan. 21 Tens of millions of Individuals participate within the Girls’s March a day after President Trump’s inauguration.
March 19 Fox Information ousts Invoice O’Reilly following a number of harassment claims.
Oct. 5 “Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for A long time” — The New York Instances publishes Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s blockbuster investigation of Hollywood’s worst-kept secret.
Oct. 10The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow cites 13 girls accusing Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault.
Oct. 10 On Twitter, Terry Crews accuses WME agent Adam Venit of groping him.
Oct. 11 A day after publicly condemning Weinstein, Ben Affleck apologizes on Twitter to an actress who’d accused him of groping her in 2003.
Oct. 12 Amazon Studios chief Roy Worth resigns after an Amazon producer tells THR about his abusive advances: “You'll love my dick.”
Oct. 15 “Should you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet,” Alyssa Milano posted on Twitter. The hashtag goes international: #YoTambien #BalanceTonPorc #QuellaVoltaChe
Oct. 17 A feminine showrunner on a Weinstein Co. drama accuses Bob Weinstein of creating repeated unwelcome advances.
Oct. 17 “Let’s break this curse” — in solidarity with #MeToo, Björk accuses director Lars von Trier of long-term harassment.
Oct. 22 The Los Angeles Instances interviews 38 girls accusing director James Toback of harassment — a few of assault. Greater than 200 girls would finally come ahead.
Oct. 29 Kevin Spacey is accused of creating sexual overtures towards a 14-year-old, the primary of many misconduct allegations in opposition to the actor.
Nov. 1 “He bodily compelled himself on me,” Natasha Henstridge, certainly one of a number of girls to accuse Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct, tells the Los Angeles Instances.
Nov. 2 Accused of rape, Danny Masterson is fired from Netflix’s The Ranch, which is finally canceled.
Nov. 8: Deadline studies that Kevin Spacey’s scenes in All of the Cash within the World can be reshot ASAP with Christopher Plummer.
Nov. 9 “A Third Lady Accuses Jeremy Piven of Sexual Assault: ‘I Was Combating Again Tears’ ” — Folks
Nov. 9 “He informed me that I owed it to him to let him see me bare,” Mad Males author Kater Gordon says of creator Matt Weiner in The Info.
Nov. 10 “These tales are true.” — Louis C.Okay., responding to claims that he masturbated in entrance of ladies with out their express consent
Nov. 17 Amazon fires Jeffrey Tambor from Clear after a number of harassment claims.
Nov. 20 Charlie Rose dropped by CBS, PBS and Bloomberg after eight girls accuse him of sexual misconduct.
Nov. 21 “John Lasseter Taking Depart of Absence From Pixar Amid ‘Missteps’ “ — THR
Nov. 29 NBC fires At present host Matt Lauer after the primary of a number of accusations of misconduct.
Nov. 29 Minnesota Public Radio terminates its contract with Garrison Keillor following a report of inappropriate conduct with a subordinate.
Nov. 30“Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me,” screenwriter Jenny Lumet wrote in THR. Simmons steps down from his corporations the identical day.
Dec. 3 New York’s Metropolitan Opera suspends legendary conductor James Levine after three males stated he sexually abused them once they have been youngsters.
Dec. 6 “5 girls, together with Ashley Judd, seem on Time‘s Individual of the 12 months cowl, titled “The Silence Breakers.”
Dec. 7 Pressured by fellow Democratic senators, Al Franken publicizes his resignation over misconduct allegations he largely denied.
Dec. 11 Movie star chef Mario Batali admits the harassment claims in opposition to him are true and apologizes, leaving his present and eating places.
Dec. 13 “I’m a part of the issue”: Documentarian Morgan Spurlock cancels himself, making public a rape accusation in opposition to him and stepping away from his tasks.
Dec. 14 “Dustin Hoffman Accused of Exposing Himself to a Minor, Assaulting Two Girls” — Selection
Dec. 19 “Silicon Valley Star T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Lady” — The Each day Beast
2018
Jan. 1 Formation of Time’s Up, with founding donors together with Shonda Rhimes, Ashley Judd, Reese Witherspoon and Natalie Portman
Jan. 5 A number of girls accuse Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis of rape.
Jan. 7 Stars costume in black and put on Time’s Up pins to the Golden Globes.
Jan. 8 Catherine Deneuve and greater than 100 different distinguished French girls signal a letter denouncing overreach of the #MeToo motion.
Jan. 10 Author Moira Donegan outs herself because the originator of the “Shitty Media Males” whisper community checklist and is later sued for libel.
Jan. 11 “5 Girls Accuse Actor James Franco of Inappropriate or Sexually Exploitative Habits” — Los Angeles Instances
Jan. 11 Neighborhood author Megan Ganz publicly forgives creator Dan Harmon for harassing her, following his full-throated apology.
Jan. 14 Babe.web publishes an nameless lady’s account of a date with comic Aziz Ansari, stirring controversy over what constitutes sexual misconduct.
Jan. 15 Timothée Chalamet says he'll donate his wage for Woody Allen’s A Wet Day in New York to Time’s Up, amongst different causes. Co-stars Selena Gomez and Rebecca Corridor comply with go well with.
March 4 With allegations of inappropriate on-set conduct hanging over him, 2017’s finest actor winner, Casey Affleck, sits out the 2018 Oscars.
March 28 After an investigation, AMPAS clears its president, John Bailey, of sexual harassment accusations.
April 26 Former NBC anchor Linda Vester accuses Tom Brokaw of sexual harassment: “I felt powerless to say no. He may damage my profession.”
Might 18 The primary of a number of girls accuses French director Luc Besson of sexual assault.
Might 24 “I apologize to anybody who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was by no means my intent.” — Morgan Freeman in response to allegations of harassment
Might 25 Harvey Weinstein is arrested on rape prices; he posts $1 million bail.
July 25 Following an inner investigation into allegations of sexual assault, AMC clears Chris Hardwick to return to Speaking Lifeless.
Aug. 19 The New York Instances studies that Asia Argento, certainly one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, settled a separate sexual assault grievance made in opposition to her.
Sept. 9 “As Leslie Moonves Negotiates His Exit From CBS, Six Girls Increase New Assault and Harassment Claims” — The New Yorker
Sept. 16 Christine Blasey Ford goes public together with her accusation of rape in opposition to Supreme Court docket nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who's confirmed 20 days later.
Sept. 25 Cosby is sentenced to 3 to 10 years for drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004.
Oct. 4 Burke speaks at a city corridor in Chicago titled “Retaining Black Ladies on the Heart of #MeToo.”
Dec. 5 Lena Dunham, an early #MeToo supporter, writes an apology in THRfor initially defending Ladies author Murray Miller in opposition to an allegation of sexual assault.
Dec. 18 Amber Heard publishes an op-ed in TheWashington Publish talking out in opposition to home abuse — prompting ex Johnny Depp to sue for defamation.
2019
Feb. 13 Ex-wife Mandy Moore, Phoebe Bridgers and several other different girls accuse singer Ryan Adams of harassment and emotional abuse in a New York Instances report.
Feb. 18 Time’s Up chief govt Lisa Borders resigns amid misconduct allegations in opposition to her son.
March 6 ” ‘I Must Be Cautious’: Texts Reveal Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara Promoted Actress Amid Obvious Sexual Relationship” — THR
March 15 In The Atlantic, 4 males accuse director Bryan Singer of getting sexually assaulted them once they have been underage, one as younger as 13.
July 6 Financier Jeffrey Epstein is arrested for intercourse trafficking of minors and dies in his jail cell a month later.
Sept. 24 Plácido Domingo cuts ties with the Met Opera amid a sexual harassment probe.
2020
March 6 Hachette E book Group cancels Allen’s memoir Apropos of Nothingafter an worker walkout and protest by HBG writer Farrow, Allen’s estranged son.
Feb. 28 A number of girls stroll out of France’s César Awards after Roman Polanksi’s An Officer and a Spy wins the highest prize.
March 11 Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years for rape and sexual abuse.
Might 22 A lawyer for Tara Reade, who had accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, drops her as a shopper, citing credibility points.
July 2 Epstein’s confidant Ghislaine Maxwell is arrested.
Nov. 2 Depp loses his U.Okay. trial in opposition to The Solar for calling him a “spouse beater.”
2021
Feb. 1 Evan Rachel Wooden accuses her ex Marilyn Manson: “He began grooming me after I was a young person and horrifically abused me for years.”
Feb. 11 “There was a rule. Saying. He’s not allowed in a room with Michelle once more,” posts Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Michelle Trachtenberg concerning her on-set expertise with creator Joss Whedon.
April 27 Writer W.W. Norton takes best-selling Philip Roth: The Biography out of print following accusations of sexual assault in opposition to its writer, Blake Bailey.
June 30 The Philadelphia Supreme Court docket overturns Cosby’s conviction and frees him.
Aug. 26 Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns amid criticism of the group’s function in defending New York governor Andrew Cuomo in opposition to allegations of sexual harassment.
2022
March 10 A Paris court docket upholds 2018 rape prices in opposition to actor Gérard Depardieu.
April 13 “This isn't truthful. This isn't simply. This isn't American.” Frank Langella, in a visitor column on Deadline, refutes allegations of inappropriate conduct that bought him fired from the Netflix sequence The Fall of the Home of Usher.
Might 6 Fred Savage is fired from the Marvel Years reboot after an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.
June 1 Depp wins a $10 million defamation case in opposition to Heard, in a trial broadly seen as undermining the #MeToo motion.
June 29 R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in jail on prices involving sexual exploitation of youngsters.
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