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Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty but systemic transformation in Hollywood continues to be a slow process
•While Captain Marvel, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman and other female-centered blockbusters have come to the screen with female directors at the helm, most theatrical blockbusters based on well-worn intellectual property — the bread and butter of today’s movie business — still belong to the men.
BoJack Horseman season 6 bows out with two weddings, an (almost) funeral, and a poignant farewell
Rohininair •The final episodes of BoJack Horseman season six come at a time when fans of Kobe Bryant have been bitterly divided over what place (if any) a 2003 sexual assault case should have, in analyses of his legacy, after his death at the age of 41 in a tragic accident that also claimed the life of his 13-year-old daughter and at least seven others.
Harvey Weinstein is seasoned sexual predator, prosecutors claim as rape trial against former film producer begins
•Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women.
Kevin Spacey settles sexual harassment case following death of the accuser
•Kevin Spacey was accused of trying to fondle the accuser's genitals and attempting to kiss him.
Disney's monopoly, Netflix's impact on movies, and other defining trends in global cinema this decade
Prahlad Srihari •The 2010s saw a reshaping of the film industry, and how films were made, consumed and distributed.
America's Got Talent former judge Sharon Osbourne reacts to Gabrielle Union's controversial exit from show
Fp Staff •"I left because of NBC, not because of the show. I had my own problems with the network," reveals Sharon Osbourne on her exit from America's Got Talent.
Lady Gaga to re-release Artpop without R Kelly's track, after sexual harassment allegations against R&B singer
•Besides Lady Gaga, Chance the Rapper also removed 'Somewhere in Paradise', his collaboration with R Kelly, from streaming platforms.
Harvey Weinstein's bid to move sexual assault trial out of New York City rejected by court
•The court did not give a reason for rejecting Harvey Weinstein's motion and limited its input on the matter to three short sentences.
R Kelly denied bail in sexual assault case; second trial date in New York is set for 18 May, 2020
•R Kelly will face a trial in May 2020 on charges that he recruited underage girls and women to have sex with him.
James Franco, actor's film school sued by two former students for putting them into 'exploitative sexual situations'
•The situations described in the suit arose during a master class in sex scenes that James Franco taught at the school, which he opened in 2014 and closed in 2017.