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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

BREAKING: Dylan Farrow to discuss Woody Allen assault claim in first TV interview


January 17, 2018  13H08  GMT/UTC/ZULU TIME
Woody Allen and Dylan FarrowImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionAllen has never been prosecuted over Farrow's claim he assaulted her in 1992
by Tamara Kachelmeier and Biodun Iginla, BBC News Entertainment reporters, New York
Dylan Farrow will appear on US TV later to talk about her sexual assault claim against film-maker Woody Allen.
"I am credible and I am telling the truth," Farrow will be heard saying in her first television interview.
Farrow has repeatedly accused Allen, her adoptive father, of molesting her when she was seven, claims the director has always denied.
A number of actors have distanced themselves from Allen as Hollywood's sexual harassment scandal continues.
They include Timothee Chalamet, who announced this week he will give his salary for appearing in Allen's next film to charity.
Allen was investigated over a 1992 claim by Farrow that he sexually assaulted her at the family's Connecticut home.
Prosecutors decided not to charge the film-maker and he has always denied the allegations, which he claimed had been fabricated by his former partner Mia Farrow.
Dylan Farrow with mother MiaImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionFarrow, now 32, was adopted by Mia Farrow when she was two weeks old
In a series of tweets posted ahead of last week's Golden Globes award ceremony, Dylan Farrow reiterated her claims that Allen was a "predator".
"I think it's important that people realise that one victim, one accuser, matters, and that they are enough to change things," she will be seen telling presenter Gayle King on CBS This Morning.
The interview was filmed on Monday at Farrow's home in Bridgewater, Connecticut.
Sexual misconduct in the film industry has been a hot topic since last October, when a number of women came forward to accuse producer Harvey Weinstein of harassment and rape.
Since then a number of other Hollywood figures have been accused, among them Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman and Steven Seagal.
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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Mark Wahlberg donates reshoot fee to Time's Up defence fund


  • January 14, 2018  11:22  GMT/UTC/ZULU TIME
Mark Wahlberg (L) and Michelle Williams at the premiere of "All The Money In The World" on December 18, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionMark Wahlberg was paid $1.5m to do a reshoot of All The Money in the World, but his co-star was paid $80 a day
by Tamara Kachelemeier and Biodun Iginla, BBC News Entertainment reporters, Los Angeles
The actor Mark Wahlberg has donated $1.5m to the Time's Up legal defence fund.
The move comes after it emerged that Wahlberg was paid $1.5m to reshoot scenes for the film All The Money in the World.
His co-star Michelle Williams was paid $80 a day for the extra work.
Scenes had to be reshot after Kevin Spacey was removed from the completed film following the allegations of predatory sexual behaviour against him.
The Time's Up legal defence fund will offer support to people who have experienced sexual harassment, abuse or assault in the workplace.
The Time's Up campaign is a movement against sexual harassment that was founded at the start of January as a response to recent sexual harassment allegations in the media, film, and broadcasting.
The issue of sexual harassment and abuse has risen in prominence after allegations were made in 2017 against figures such as the film director Harvey Weinstein and actor Kevin Spacey.
The "Silence Breakers" were women and men who spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment.
The issue of the equal pay and a "gender pay gap" has become a prominent issue across many sectors in recent months.
Last week, the BBC's China Editor, Carrie Gracie, resigned from her post saying she felt that she wasn't being paid the same amount as similarly prominent correspondents who are male.
The BBC said in a statement that there was "no systemic discrimination against women" at the corporation.

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