Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers argued in court papers that Weinstein is beloved by women — just ask Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence. The claims were made in documents filed to try and get a case of sexual harassment thrown out, Page Six reported. The lawyers, Phyllis Kupferstein and Roxanna A. Manuel, are attempting to block a…
The Weinstein bombshell hit Hollywood (and the nation) like a deluge. At once suffocating and cleansing, there were suddenly women everywhere who couldn’t run from the truth. Stories came from every direction, implicating men who seemed to be finally stripped of the protection upon which they have depended for so long — disbelief. It was…
Gal Gadot says she won’t return for “Wonder Woman 2” unless Brett Ratner, the director for Wonder Woman who has been accused of sexual harassment, is removed from the project, according to Page Six. Last month, Gadot cancelled an appearance at a JNF awards dinner honoring Ratner. Ratner has been accused of sexual harassment by…
Steve Bannon profited from a business deal made with Harvey Weinstein during Bannon’s pre-political life as a Hollywood producer, Haaretz reported. Bannon, who left his position as the White House’s chief strategist in August, is the latest in a string of high-profile celebrities and politicians to have their connections to Weinstein come under scrutiny. In…
The other day I listened to an NPR interview with Dick Thaler, the 2017 Nobel Prize laureate in Economics Science. I was duly impressed with his intellect and manner, and I soon found myself wondering whether he was Jewish. Over 40% of the economics prize laureates have been Jewish. But identifying Nobel Prize winners as…
Harvey Weinstein, the producer of Hollywood classics like “Pulp Fiction” and “Good Will Hunting,” has racked up multiple sexual harassment allegations during his decades as a grandee in the entertainment industry, according to a bombshell report. Weinstein has paid out settlements to eight separate women who have accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior – and…
A decade after its television industry inspired the American hits “Homeland” and “In Treatment,” Israel is stepping up its entertainment exports, with a diplomat and a talent agent acting as its envoys to Hollywood. Though TV format sales account for a sliver of overall Israeli exports – $268 million, or 0.2 percent, in 2016 –…
Angelyne — a legendary Hollywood figure for decades, perhaps the first to be famous for being famous, a self-described “Rorschach test in pink” — is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, was born in displaced-persons camp in Germany and was raised for a time in Israel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Angelyne, whose career took off…
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