Sexual Harassment News: Weinstein and Arquette, Toxic "Buffy" Director, Condom Consent, Forced Epstein Marriages

Rosanna Arquette: "Sexism in Hollywood doesn’t go away just because we have Weinstein in jail"

HARPER’S BAZAAR UK

Rosanna Arquette has a lot of strings to her bow: actress, filmmaker, director, activist, Hollywood whistle-blower. Now, after 40 years in the industry she has both excelled in and ardently criticized, she is jumping behind the microphone and launching a podcast. read more »

Buffy stars say Joss Whedon created 'toxic environment' on show

THE GUARDIAN

Joss Whedon, the writer and director whose credits include “Avengers,” “Justice League” and “Agents of Shield,” has been accused of creating a “toxic environment ” by actors who worked with him on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”  read more »

California could become first state to make it illegal to remove a condom without consent

WASHINGTON POST

The act of removing a condom during sex without consent — also known as “stealthing” — could become illegal in the state of California. read more »

New complaint claims Jeffrey Epstein forced some of his victims to marry each other

MCCLATCHY D.C.

The attorney general of the Virgin Islands late Wednesday sought to amend her civil enforcement action against the estate of Jeffrey Epstein to include new allegations of forced marriages for immigration fraud, using the U.S. territory to hide assets owned on the mainland and participation of his legal team in the criminal enterprise. read more »